majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 6:10-12,
"When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your
fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large,
flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of
good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards
and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are
satisfied, be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you
out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery."
How astonishing! In this passage Moses tells the Israelites that the
very Lord who freed them from slavery in Egypt and will be giving them
all of the wonderful things they are about to receive: cities, houses,
good things, wells, vineyards, and olive groves is to not be
forgotten! How could they forget the Lord who freed them and provided
such wonderful things they didn't toil to provide themselves? And,
yet, Moses is piercingly on target as we read further the history of
Israel, this is exactly what they did! They forgot the Lord who had
provided so much for them!
It isn't just Israel, it is the very characteristic of the sin nature
of all mankind! We tend to shut the Lord out of our awareness, out of
our memory. For me, this is the great need we have for a fear of the
Lord, realizing he is always present.
In announcing the New Covenant, the Lord says he will do a work in our
hearts that will correct this tendency of the human heart, "'This is
the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,'
declares the Lord. 'I will put my law in their minds and write it on
their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No
longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying,
'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them
to the greatest,' declares the Lord." In the resurrection we will no
longer have the tendency to put the Lord out of our minds.
Until then, we have a wonderful activity to aid us in keeping the Lord
in front of us. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, "For I received
from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the
night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he
broke it and said, 'This is my body, which is for you; do this in
remembrance of me.' In the same way, after supper he took the cup,
saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever
you drink it, in remembrance of me.' For whenever you eat this bread
and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes."
How often should we celebrate the Eucharist? Often! Just as often as
we care to remember our Savior who has given us so much!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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