Deuteronomy 5-7

February 25

Deuteronomy 5-7

Moses is retelling the story of the Exodus. He reminds the Israelites of their encounter with God on Mt Sinai and how God gave them the Ten Commandments to instruct them how to live as the children of God. God made a covenant with the Israelites. It was a covenant not only for the present generation, but for generations to come. In effect God’s covenant with Israel said that if they would walk in obedience to Him, God would bless them and prosper them in all ways.

Moses instructed the Israelites to share the stories of God’s deliverance and His instructions of living with the next generation. "These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." (Deuteronomy 6:6-9, NIV)

 God’s laws are not an addendum to life. Our relationship with God is not compartmentalized away from our daily living. Our relationship with God is to be interwoven into every aspect of our lives. We are to share God’s commands, not just for our children to memorize, but we are to teach them as we apply them to our live. We share our stories of God’s grace with our children and with others. We talk about the Lord and His expectations when we are sitting around at home or when we are riding in the car. We allow the Word of God to infiltrate every part of our lives. We think about how God would have us live, we put our hands to doing the work to which God has called us.

If we love God with all our heart, and with all our soul and with all our strength we will walk with Him during every part of every day. Listening as He instructs us, reading His Word, talking to Him, and sharing our story and His commands with others.