OUR SOVEREIGN AND ALL-POWERFUL LORD! They will be the head, but you will be the tail. —Deuteronomy 28:44 There were consequences for Israel if they did not follow the Lord, but these principles could impact any nation that does not want to follow Him.  Our Lord is ultimately in control as seen in Deuteronomy chapter 28:15-63 and there can be consequences for disobedience such as— Food availability will be impacted Children in the womb will be impacted There will be confusion There will be rebuke— showing were error is Could come to sudden ruin Disease could increase Weather could be impacted Military defeat could occur Success will fade away Crops…

BE COMMITTED TO HIS WORK, GLORIFYING HIM! I have done according to all that you have commanded me. —Deuteronomy 26:14 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. —John 17:4 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. —Ephesians 2:10 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. —Titus 2:14 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things;…

THE CLAIM OF PROGRESSION IS ACTUALLY DETERIORATION! A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God. —Deuteronomy 22:5             So many want to call themselves “progressive.”  But what they really mean is an acceptance of sinful practices that were one time seen as negative in a society.  Abortion is widely accepted as the norm and thought to be “progressive.”  But it is wickedness according to God who forms the children in the womb, just as He did for any person presently alive.  How ironic that those who once lived…

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously. —Psalm 37:21             One thing is for sure from God’s perspective— “The wicked borrow and do not repay.”  The wicked will take and take and take… they are takers, but they are not repayers.  Want one clear evidence that a person is wicked?  It is that they will take and not pay back.             We are living in a time, and it has been decades now, when our government keeps borrowing and borrowing and borrowing with no intent to pay it back.  There is no plan to pay it back.  If you are a tax-payer in the U.S.…

KEEP HIS WORD AND PRESS ON! And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long…

REMEMBER! You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes. —Deuteronomy 16:12             Passover was given to the Israelites, partially, so they would remember that they “were a slave in Egypt.”  Today, as we follow Jesus, we are to keep the Lord’s Table or communion.  Why?  Jesus said He gave us this so we would remember.  Remember what?  “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes” (I Corinthians 11:26).  We are remembering two things— Our Lord’s death. Our Lord’s return. Remember the cross and what took place there.  Jesus is…

CHOSEN BY GOD!  For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. —Deuteronomy 14:2             How amazing that our Lord God Almighty chose Israel over all the other peoples of earth to be “His treasured possession!”  Why did He do that? After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that…

CALLED TO LOVE AND SERVE OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. —Deuteronomy 10:12 And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. —Deuteronomy 11:13 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by…

REMEMBER REPETITION HELPS US REMEMBER! …remember what the LORD your God did… —Deuteronomy 7:18 Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth… —Deuteronomy 8:17-18 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ…

DO NOT ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM GOD’S WORD! You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you. —Deuteronomy 4:2 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.  Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar. —Proverbs 30:5-6 I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes away from the…