“And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.” – Deuteronomy 6:6-7 New Living Translation
Deuteronomy is the account of Moses leading the people of Israel up to the Promised Land of Canaan. In it Moses gives two lengthy speeches reminding his people what God had done for them. He also encourages them to rededicate their lives to Jehovah. The verses above appear in his 2ndspeech (Deuteronomy 4:44-29:1)where Moses lays out principles for Godly living. The speech happens to take place on the east side of the River Jordan, in view of Canaan.
The portion of verses that tell the Israelites to repeat God’s commands to their children is representative of that area. To instill principles regarding moral values & wisdom in their youth was the practice of many nations in Bible Times, not just the Jews. The core values God desires for us to follow are found one place and one place only … the Word of God. So when you don’t make time to read God’s word you are shirking your responsibility to learn how to live God’s way. It won’t happen thru osmosis; in other words, we won’t absorb God’s word like a plant absorbs water. We need to determine to make a concerted effort to feed on his nourishing word so as to grow spiritually.
God’s standard for living should be most important to us as believers, more important than families and/or friends. God desires to fellowship with us on a consistent basis. Don’t be like the Israelites and squander opportunity after opportunity to draw close to him. Verse 18 of this same chapter tells us this: “Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so all will go well with you.” Don’t put off what you know you need to do. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlkeller
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