September 13, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The message of Deuteronomy is one that the church desperately needs to hear today. These final words of Moses given to the children of Israel as they prepared to enter into the Promised Land serve as a warning, an encouragement, and a charge. Through them, God exposes the idolatry of our hearts and calls us to give all of our love, worship, and devotion to Him alone in every area of our lives! Moses warns the people that when they enter the land there will be things that compete with God for their attention, their affections and their worship. We, too, have hundreds of things that compete for our hearts each and every day. In this book, God teaches us how to properly respond to the amazing grace He has given us by giving Him our undivided allegiance, our whole hearts and our whole lives. Over the next 34 days, let\u2019s seek this ancient way together as a church!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This chapter is Moses\u2019 final blessing on the people of Israel before his death. Moses led the people for 40 years as their spokesman to God and God\u2019s prophet to them, so this chapter carries a lot of weight and significance! Moses blesses each individual tribe of the people of Israel in rich and beautiful terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, Moses gives the people one final reminder for them to remember and live by: there is no one like the Lord (v.26)! He reminds them how unique their God and their relationship to Him really is, how immense His grace is towards them that they, out of all the people on the earth, can call themselves a people saved by the Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can claim this title for ourselves as the church as well! Let\u2019s celebrate as we gather today to worship that we are a people saved by the Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n