We are not asked, but required to fear, obey, love, and serve God, in order to remain in his promised land. The requirement is clearly stated in chapter 10:12. “And now oh Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your should, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord which I command of you for your good.”
No question there. Complete devotion. It is out of this that God becomes my praise. Then, and only then, will he give us rain in our lands and make our bounty plentiful. Then the desire will be to announce on my doorpost that the Lord God is my God, and has done amazing things. We are called to be careful as to the position we give to God, so that we might not experience Him departing from us. The theme is clear, as is the call on my life and walk with God. Priorities need shifted. Disciplines enforced. Law be known and done. No more excuses or lukewarm religion.
In fact, it makes me wonder how I have gone all of these years under the teachings of the church, and missed the message. It seems so fundamental to living for God to understand the importance and impact a life devoted to Him should exhibit. Now that I know, I feel a bit overwhelmed to the ways I must pursue harder after His will and commands on my living.
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