Deuteronomy
8 – Remember the Past
As
Moses is preparing the Israelites to enter the land, he encourages them to obey
God. God wants them to remember the past. That He had been dealing with them,
that He has been testing and training them. We are to remember that God has led
us and blessed us. Remembering is our encouragement. It gives us assurance for
the future. God tested Israel in the wilderness to humble them and to prove
what was really in their hearts. Sometimes, God puts us in the furnace and
heaps it on very hot, to test us and humble us.
God
has been good to us. He has blessed us in many ways with material things. The important lesson is that God gives us
those things in order that we might see that there is a spiritual wealth, the
Word of God. It is the Word of God that is the real wealth for a child of God
today.
In
the wilderness their clothes and shoes did not wear out. They got all their
vitamins in the manna, which was a miracle food. It provided everything they
needed for nourishment of their bodies. Spiritual manna is the Word of God. It
will supply all your needs.
God
promised to prosper Israel in the land. He does not promise to prosper the
Christian in the things of this world. God’s promise, “Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessing
in heavenly places in Christ.” Eph. 1:3. Some of the choicest children of God
today have been blessed with spiritual blessings and not with the things of
this world. If you are on a low-income level, cash in on some of your spiritual
blessings so that you may enjoy the riches He has promised you.
He
promised to bless the Israelites if they obeyed Him, He promises the same to us
today.
Please
read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible. Nelsons Quick Reference
Commentary.
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