Scripture: Deuteronomy 26.  

OBSERVATION
(Key verses)

Deuteronomy 26:16-19 (NLT)

16 “Today the LORD your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly.

17 You have declared today that the LORD is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you.

18 The LORD has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands.

19 And if you do, he will set you high above all the other nations he has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the LORD your God, just as he promised.”

APPLICATION
(How Can I apply what God is saying here to my life today?)

We may sometimes feel like obedience to God’s commands are burdensome, perhaps sometimes refrains us from the fun that our friends enjoy, perhaps very narrow-minded. Friends, we need to stop and think about all that our Savior did for us on Calvary. We need to think of all the promises that God made to us in Scripture such as the verses noted here. Let’s remember that He is preparing a place for us in Heaven where we will spend eternity with Him and all the other saints gone on before us. If He loved us enough to sacrifice His one and only Son, can’t you imagine how it must please Him to see us obeying His commands and worshiping Him? I am convinced that Jesus loves us with unimaginable fervor, one that exceeds anything we could ever imagine. He will lift us up and have us holy before a holy God – wow!! Let’s follow His commands out of obedience and love for God today. Remember, our rewards are coming!

PRAYER
(What I will ask of God, in order for me to properly apply His Word to my life)

Lord Jesus, thank You for loving me so much that You gave everything. Please help me today to be obedient to your instructions found in Your Word. Thank You for all that You bless me with daily, and for all to come! Please touch the hearts of each one that may read this devotional today. May they come to know You personally and learn to follow Your commands.

 

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