Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God. The Lord is the only God. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Take to heart these words that I give you today. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you’re at home or away, when you lie down or get up.⌊Write them down, and⌋ tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 GW
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Good morning Ladies! My usual disclaimer, my thoughts, my opinions, my blog!
I know most of you have read, or heard this verse for years and years, so I figured we would disect it today verse by verse.
Deuteronomy means "second law". This is where Moses came back and reiterated all that God had said to him to the children of Israel.
Verses 4&5: Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God. The Lord is the only God. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
The biggest and most important law ever is to LOVE GOD. Why does this even have to be mention? From my estimation as a layperson comes from my studying of ancient history which includes learning about the ancient gods and goddesses of old.
In a nutshell, these gods were nothing compared to the Living God. They were carved by the hands of man, from his own imagination and truth be spoken, they eventually were feared and vandictive gods. There was nothing loving about them. A lot of the gods were war gods! You were told these god were out to kick butt and Severed heads! You could not walk in a relationship with them! You feared them. You sacrificed your people, your children to them and they didn't bother so much as raise a hand to help you. How could they? They were stone and wood.
Rev 9:20
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not
repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and
idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see
or hear or walk,
But God!
God is not the same as these created things. Here is the Biggest difference between God and these carvings, He is LIVING. No man created Him! He created men! He has infinite power and authority. He loves those He created and wants only Good things for them. He gave His son for you. Imagine that, a God made a sacrifice for you. God reached down to us to bring us up to Him. A God calls you daughter.
Rom 1:20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine
nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the
world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
So we ought to return His unfailing love and purpose our life for His glory. If Jesus could suffer and die the most horrific death an innocent man could suffer, your very best is the least you can give him.
Verse 6 : Take to heart these words I give you today.
When you take something to heart, it becomes real to you. It is a promise. It's one thing to hear something it's another to believe the truth of something.
God is asking us TODAY to trust His Word, to trust that He will keep every promise He has uttered. God is not a liar like mankind, God watches over His own Words. Believe Him when He tells you He loves you and wants His very best for you.
Verse 7: Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you are Home or away, when you lie down and when you get up.
Every minute of everyday your thoughts and Words should be God Focused. Your kids need to hear you speak His words. You are representing God in your family and you need to teach your kids His truth.
Prov 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
You are 100% responsible for training your children! If you are not a Christian, send your kids to Sunday School! They don't need to suffer your bad choices! Keep in mind, there were No children on the Ark! Their parents were selfish and allowed for them to suffer the same fate as them!
One of the things I sorely missed since my mom left this crappy old world for Glory, the hours of Christian conversation. I learned so much from her!
How many of us were blessed to have a mom or grandma or aunt who loved Jesus and shared His love you?
I am a legacy! My great grandmother was a believer, My grandmother and my mother were believers! My mom was a Reverend! I am a seed of the promise! So will my daughter be!
Ps102:18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord!
Ps 103:17-18bBut the steadfast love of the Lord is from
everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness
to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to
do his commandments.
Praying generations make great warriors! I have already prayed for my grandbabies, they are many years off but I know that my future has no room for the devil and neither does my family! I declare over my seed and hers the Salvation of the Lord! Heck, my daughter's husband is spoken for too and so is his family!
God's Word is for our use in virtually every situation. I can't really think of any situation where you can't give glory to God even in the darkest storm!
Thing is ladies, we are coming to a time in history where the Word of God, our bibles will be taken from us, and all we will have is our memories! Learn Gods Word. Speak it in every situation so that you will be ready to give your answers in season and out! You wouldn't rush into battle unarmed!!! Gods Word must, needs, to be an every day every situation topic!
I really don't care if people call me radical or extreme. I will never be the cause of someone going to hell! I will tell you all as much as I can about Jesus, salvation, hell and heaven! We are on the clock ladies, you got to line your lives up with the Word if you want to finish strong!
Verses 8&9: ⌊Write them down, and⌋ tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Let your eyes and mind see the Word of God everywhere! Post-it notes, wall art, paintings! Fill your home with the Gospel! Let your home fires burn with the Holy Spirit!
I play praise music as much as I can. I occasionally listen to secular music but I am finding that it no longer holds interest to me. I have never really been a fan of modern music, I have been stuck in the 50's and 60's most of my life and adore Petra. It's a hard road to walk especially if you are the only one in the house to walk it but your example of Jesus living in you could be the example that gets your kids or husband into the kingdom!
So in closing, do something fun, When you have your next conversation, purposely throw God phrases into your everyday talk, do it for the looks! It's fun to catch people off guard! Something good happens, "Thank you Jeaus!" Is a great place to start!
