Deuteronomy 30
“If you are driven out into the outermost parts of the heavens, Jehovah your God will gather you from there, and He will bring you from there.” (Deut 30:4)
I have learned over time that it is not that hard to fall away from the Lord. It can happen when you are going to church every Sunday. It can happen when you are alone. It can happen when you are with a bunch of people. It can happen through circumstances. It can happen through trying to help. It can happen when you make fun a deeper priority in your life than reading your Bible. It can happen easily. It always happens when you stop looking to God to help you and start going to your own means.
This verse is a promise to Israel. We know Israel had been given a set of laws to obey. In fact, the Book of Deuteronomy is reviewing those laws right now! Israel would break every commandment. In doing so, they were falling away from Jesus. We finally see this come to a head when they sacrifice Jesus, their savior, on the cross without acknowledgment of whom they had killed. By then their priests were corrupted (Pharisees), their king was corrupted (Herod), and they were in captivity. They had allowed the gentiles to walk on their land, set up their own rules, and push God out of the way. God then scattered Israel. Who would of thought He would bring them back together? Think about this, a nation scattered to the utmost parts of the earth, yet in 1948 Israel became a nation. Bible believing Christians knew it would happen thanks to verses like this and Ezekiel 37!
Israel was driven to the outermost parts of the heavens, and brought back together by the hands of God. That is only the work of Jesus. Though this verse applies to them, it gives us good insight into the heart of God concerning our own lives. He seeks to bring us from wherever we were, whatever we were doing, and take us under His banner. He seeks to restore us and snatch us out of this world. Live for Jesus. Do not journey away from under His banner toward that of the world. The lure is out there. It comes in the form of fun and a good time. The lure will be more enticing some days then it is other. Nevertheless, make sure that you belong to Jesus. Allow Him to use your spiritual gifts for His glory.
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This is the coolest log I have seen yet! I have been looking for a good blog on MySpace, Blogger, and on other websites, but nothing compares to this! It is bummer that will never gt to meet Tommy and Hector since I live in New York. In the picture of Tommy and Hector Who is Tommy and who is Hector?
It is so good to know that nothing we do can ever separate us from the love of God. Jesus died for those who turn their backs on Him. Jon Courson often says this. When feeling like God can never forgive you consider that Jesus bled from seven places.
1 and 2. Jesus bled from His hands. All the evil you have done with your hands are covered.
3 and 4.Jesus bled from His feet. All the places you have gone that were ungodly covered.
5.Jesus bled from His head. All the evil thoughts you have ever thought are covered.
6. Jesus bled from His side. (When they pierced his side the sword most likely hit His heart) He can turn our hard hearts soft.
7. JESUS BLED FROM HIS BACK. All of the times we have turned our back on Him and walked away are covered by the blood of Jesus.
It is so easy to just stop going to church or doing devotions ect.
I have recently fallen in the trap of not spending time with God and doing other things insted.Don't stop reading your Bible and praying or you will fall in the trap I did.It is so important!!!!!!
I like the new look of the blog.I love the color green.
Elizabeth Rose Parker, Thank you for the encouragement! Hector is on the left, Tommy is on the right.
Tommy's the crazy guy, hec.'s the latino.
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