- The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.’ Deuteronomy 1:6 – Moses is speaking here to the people who are about to cross over into the promised land. He begins by retelling them of their history of how God had blessed, provided, and led them up till then. In our verse God spoke to His people saying they had remained long enough in Horeb, now it’s time to move into the promised land. This passage reminds me of 1 Peter 4:3 when Peter speaks to the church saying they have spent long enough entertaining their sinful ways and it’s now time to start living for Jesus properly. It’s time that they begin moving towards their promised land. Whether it’s with the Israelites in Horeb or Peter talking to the Christian church, we see God is about us moving forward towards His promises, not remaining where we are. What then could you have been remaining in for longer than you know you should have been? If it’s keeping you from the promised joy, peace, and strength that comes from living where God is leading you, why remain there any longer? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1296
- Deuteronomy 1 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO The Lord your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the Lord your God, who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go. Deuteronomy 1:30-33 – As we step into the study of Deuteronomy, understand the book is truly a set of messages from Moses to God’s people as they are about to finally step into the promise land after their 40 year wilderness journey. In this chapter we see Moses reminding them of what the previous generation did at this place 40 years prior. They forgot God’s power and choose to rebel against God’s direction. Moses is now pleading with this new generation…don’t make the same mistake! Their fathers didn’t choose to see and remember all that God had done for them up to that point, that though needs to not be the way they handle things. We too may have examples around us from family and friends of those that forget who God is and what God is capable of doing. We then are called, just like the people in our chapter, to not be like that. Learn what God is able to do from scripture and remember what God has done in your story so far. If He has proven Himself worthy to trust and follow so far in all of history, then we can trust Him with the trials of tomorrow. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2426
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