"Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, lest the Lord's anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you. Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes." (Deuteronomy 11:16-18)
The urge to groan and complain when we have to do something is so easy that we are unable to see that these rules are here to make our lives better. Just like Joe talked about today, as kids maybe we didn't want to brush our teeth or take a shower, but you only get one set of natural teeth and one body, so we need to keep it clean! Every commandment the Lord gives us strength, health and well being in the long run, if not in the short run. Jealousy? When we are obsessed with what everyone else has, we forget what we do, and it only tears us apart inside. Pre-marital sex? Unexpected pregnancies, emotional scars and STD's are just some of the consequences. Not honoring your parents? Leaves us undisciplined and (hopefully) filled with remorse later on. This could go on and on, but the point is to welcome His law with open arms, knowing it will establish us in a world of waves. Notice He says "take heed to yourselves", not just take heed, or heed others. As we do what God desires, His glory manifests itself in us and keeps us from deceitfulness. Let us make a pact as brothers and sisters in Christ to keep his law written on the tablet of our hearts, and not forget His kindness that gives us our every breath!
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