Meditate. Read. Listen.
You are about to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, 'We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.' If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the LORD your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner. The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the LORD has told you, 'You must never return to Egypt.' The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the LORD. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself. When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the LORD his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel. Deuteronomy 17:14-20 (Underlined for emphasis.)
Read God’s word. The Bible It is Him speaking to you telling you about His creation, His people, His expectations, history and the future. If you want to know someone…to have a relationship or friendship with them, you listen to them. Are you listening to the Lord?
Prayer ~
Lord, I seek to honor You by reading Your word daily. Just as You have promised
to bless the Israelites, bless those of us who worship and obey You in spirit
and in truth.
If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God: Your towns and your fields will be blessed. Your children and your crops will be blessed. The offspring of your herds and flocks will be blessed. Your fruit baskets and breadboards will be blessed. Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will be blessed. The LORD will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven! The LORD will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. If you obey the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, the LORD will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do. Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you. ... If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed. Deuteronomy 28:1-10, 45
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Bible Trivia Answer to the
Question: To whom was Jesus speaking when He said…"I am the resurrection
and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.” John
11:25
Jesus was speaking to Martha, the sister of Lazarus. Lazarus had died four days earlier and Jesus was about to bring him back from the dead.
Bible Trivia Question for next
week ~ How many years were there between the end of the writing of the Old
Testament and the writing of the New Testament?
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