Have you ever read a book or seen a movie that made you want to scream at the lead character, "Don't you see it?!? You're looking for something/someone that's RIGHT THERE in front of you!"
Have you ever been the person that had your answer RIGHT THERE the whole time?
Most of the time we recognize it only in hindsight. But as I read today's passage, I thought about how God wants us to see some key things in our lives that are RIGHT THERE all the time. Let's review a few sections from Moses' continued message to the Israelites:
This commandment that I'm commanding you today
isn't too much for you, it's not out of your reach.
It's not on a high mountain—
you don't have to get mountaineers to climb the peak
and bring it down to your level and explain it before you can live it.
And it's not across the ocean—
you don't have to send sailors out to get it, bring it back, and then explain it
before you can live it.
No.
The word is right here and now—
as near as the tongue in your mouth,
as near as the heart in your chest.
Just do it!
Look at what I've done for you today:
I've placed in front of you
Life and Good
Death and Evil...
"Be strong. Take courage. Don't be intimidated.
Don't give them a second thought because
God, your God, is striding ahead of you.
God, your God, is striding ahead of you.
He's right there with you.
He won't let you down; he won't leave you..."
...Then God commanded Joshua son of Nun saying,
"Be strong. Take courage.
You will lead the People of Israel into the land I promised to give them.
And I'll be right there with you."
I love that God promises to stay with His people and to give them (and us) commandments that are accessible. This means that the answers, love and everything we need is RIGHT THERE in front of us.Tomorrow: Deuteronomy 32-34
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