The Lord Your God

Led You All The Way

Make sure you follow every command I'm giving you today. Then you will live. You will increase your numbers. You will enter the land and take it as your own. It's the land the Lord promised with an oath to your people long ago.

Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way. He guided you in the desert for these 40 years. He wanted to take your pride away. He wanted to put you to the test and know what was in your hearts. He wanted to see whether you would obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 8:1-2

When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God. Praise him for the good land he has given you. Make sure you don't forget the Lord your God. Don't fail to obey his commands, laws and rules. I'm giving them to you today.

But suppose you don't obey his commands. And suppose you have plenty to eat. You build fine houses and settle down in them. Your herds and flocks increase their numbers. You also get more and more silver and gold. And everything you have multiplies. Then your hearts will become proud. And you will forget the Lord your God.

The Lord brought you out of Egypt. That's the land where you were slaves. He led you through that huge and terrible desert. It was a dry land. It didn't have any water. It had poisonous snakes and scorpions. The Lord gave you water out of solid rock. He gave you manna to eat in the desert. Your parents had never even known anything about manna before.

The Lord took your pride away. He put you to the test. He did it so that things would go well with you in the end. You might say to yourselves, "Our power and our strong hands have made us rich."

 But remember the Lord your God. He gives you the ability to produce wealth. That shows he stands by the terms of his covenant. He promised it with an oath to your people long ago. And he's still faithful to his covenant today.

Deuteronomy 8:10-18

When the people of Israel were poised to enter the Promised Land Moses challenged them to remember that the Lord had delivered them after 40 years in the wilderness.

When you are being tested you sometimes forget that God allowed His children to hunger and then He provided manna to them. When we lack the necessities of life it is easy to think God has forgotten us. But when we have too many things we have a sense of satisfaction and we forget where those things came from. They are a blessing from God. With prosperity comes a sense of pride that we did it all ourselves. Nothing could be further from the truth. God provides for our every need. Humility, obedience, and praise help us remember God’s faithful provision and care. Don’t forget to thank Him today for all He has done for you.

Never let the abundance of God’s gifts cause you to forget the Giver.

Our Daily Bread – March 9, 2010