Meditate. Is what the Lord told Moses the same instructions that I should follow?
These are the decrees, regulations, and instructions that the LORD gave through Moses on Mount Sinai as evidence of the relationship between himself and the Israelites. Leviticus 26:46
God is pretty specific on who He
is and what He expects of His followers. He gave Moses the Ten Commandments—not
the six suggestions. God wants to fellowship with us, wants for us to know Him
and to live the way He has designed.
"Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred
pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the
LORD your God. You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my
sanctuary. I am the LORD. If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my
commands, I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its
crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. Your threshing
season will overlap with the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will overlap
with the season of planting grain. You will eat your fill and live securely in
your own land. I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep
with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your
enemies out of your land. ... I will look favorably upon you, making you
fertile and multiplying your people. And I will fulfill my covenant with you.
... I will live among you, and I will not despise you. I will walk among you; I
will be your God, and you will be my people. ... However, if you do not listen
to me or obey all these commands, and if you break my covenant by rejecting my
decrees, treating my regulations with contempt, and refusing to obey my
commands, I will punish you. I will bring sudden terrors upon you—wasting diseases
and burning fevers that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away.
You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them. I will
turn against you, and you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will
rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you! And if, in
spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for
your sins. ... But despite all this, I will not utterly reject or despise them
while they are in exile in the land of their enemies. I will not cancel my
covenant with them by wiping them out, for I am the LORD their God. For their
sakes I will remember my ancient covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought
out of the land of Egypt in the sight of all the nations, that I might be their
God. I am the LORD." These are the decrees, regulations, and instructions
that the LORD gave through Moses on Mount Sinai as evidence of the relationship
between himself and the Israelites. Leviticus 26:1-6, 9, 11-12, 14-18,
44-46
God provides the list of things that will happen if we trust Him…and if we don’t. Consider how He wants us to live. The choice is ours. Know God develop a relationship with Him.
Prayer ~ Lord, I trust You with
my life…and want to live the way You want me to live.
Verses of Salvation ~ Always
remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the
dead. This is the Good News I preach. And because I preach this Good News, I am
suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be
chained. So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and
eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. 2 Timothy 2:8-10
The Empty Tomb - Jerusalem
Jesus was raised from the dead.
Think future, not past
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