- And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction. Deuteronomy 7:26 – Choose to detest what God has said to detest. For the people in our passage it was silver, gold, and the idols they were made into. For us it’s things like injustice, pride, selfishness, apathy, greed, hate, and all other sorts of sin. Choose to detest it like God does. Don’t let the very things that we are called to keep far away from us be the things that take our focus far off of God. In our passage God is promising the people of Israel blessing upon blessing if they listen to and follow Him in this. God promises blessing upon blessing to us as well when we follow what He says. Detest the things that hurt our walk with God and detest the ways the enemy is trying to bring those things into our brother’s and sister’s lives. Do whatever you can to keep these things from your story and from the stories of those around you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1302
- Deuteronomy 7 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Deuteronomy 7:7-8 – What beautiful promises are being given to the people of Israel from the Lord. If they would follow the law of the Lord, their lives would be blessed beyond anything this world had seen before, or that this world could try to come against. Their families would be overflowing with life and health. Their fields and livestock would flourish. Every enemy would be defeated and taken care of. Yet why are they receiving from the Lord such outstanding promises? Is it because of an abundance of good deeds on their part? Is it because they earned such blessings by a faithful commitment to God for years priors? No, it’s because God has simply chosen to love them. He chose them generations ago, made promises to their fathers, and being a faithful God He is keeping to His word. Not because of any thing they have said or done is earning such blessing, God has simply chosen to love them. Know God has simply chosen to love you. All your past deeds and sins are not a factor if whether or not God’s love is going to be shown to you. It has already been shown to you, is being shown to you, and will never stop being shown to you. Our God has simply chosen to bless, love, and take care of us. What an awesome God that we serve! Our story has all the promises of God being offered to us simply because our God is faithful to His word. Choose this day then to follow the God that has chosen to love you long before you knew you needed to choose Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2432
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