Deuteronomy 30:11-15 “For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for
you, nor is it out of reach. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who
will go up to heaven for us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may
observe it?’ Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea for
us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may observe it?’ But the word is very
near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe it. See, I have set
before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; in that I command
you today to love the Lord your
God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His
judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are
entering to possess it.”
In Romans 10 Paul
quotes from both Moses and Isaiah. His quote of Moses is from Deuteronomy 30
where he challenges the people to not only follow God’s commandments, but to
love the Lord their God which would result in His blessing. However, we know
the history of the people of Israel as Paul speaks in Romans is that the very
things they knew they forsook in order to chase after a righteousness of their
own - a righteousness based upon works and human effort. In doing this they
lost sight of the most important thing in which they had been instructed, which
is loving and following after God from their hearts. And when it all depends on
you there is not rest.
But a life
founded in trusting God places us in a condition of humble submission and daily
dependence. It also confirms to us that our ultimate success or even progress
is subject to His sovereign plan and direction. Our responsibility it to love,
listen, trust, and obey.
Romans 8:37-39 But
in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced
that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things
present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other
created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Today in “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young (6/2)
Relax in My healing, holy Presence. Be still, while I
transform your heart and mind. Let go of cares and worries, so that you can
receive My Peace. Cease striving, and know that I am God.
Do not be like Pharisees who multiplied regulations,
creating their own form of “godliness.” They got so wrapped up in their own
rules that they lost sight of Me. Even today, man-made rules about how to live the
Christian life enslave many people. Their focus is on their performance, rather
than on Me.
It is through knowing Me intimately that you become like Me.
This requires spending time alone with Me. Let go, relax, be still, and know
that I am God.
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among
the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)
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