Deuteronomy 3:12-5:33

The Bible is truly God’s love letter to us. Did you hear him tell you how much he loves you as you read Moses’ words to the Israelites? Remember that the flesh and blood nation of Israel is a beautiful picture of the church and what God said to them thousands of years ago he says to us today.

Here is what I hear him say this morning:

4:7 What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him.

4:29,30 But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.

4:31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God.

5:29 Oh that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever.

I don’t know. I see throughout the pages of God’s written word a repetitive theme. God loves people. God wants to bless people. God is interested in keeping us close.

May you go about your day’s activities aware that you are loved by the God of creation… by the God who is near when we pray, who wants to be found, who is merciful, and who wants to bless us forever.