Like Rain

“Let my teaching fall on you like rain; 

let my speech settle like dew. 

Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, 

like gentle showers on young plants. 

I will proclaim the name of the LORD; 

how glorious is our God!”

Deuteronomy 32:2-3 NLT

Love Song

These words remind me of the love song I would cling to while my darling was on exchange in the US a very long time ago: 

"Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you..."

But you know what, I imagine The Lord singing this love song over us: 

"Wherever you go, whatever you do, you will be blessed." 

Deut 28:6 NLT

Such love! He took upon Himself all the curses we deserve, so that we may receive all the blessings He deserves.

Pierced Ears

Every 7th year the Israelites were to release their slaves. 

But if the slave didn't want to leave, but would rather remain a slave in the household... 

"then take an awl and pierce through his earlobe into the doorpost, 

marking him as your slave forever." 

Deuteronomy 15:16-17

Jesus is the great fulfillment of this willing bond-slave of God the Father (see  Psalm 40:6) 

and is perfectly shown in His sufferings at the cross: 

The Lord GOD has opened My ear; and I was not rebellious, 

nor did I turn away. I gave My back to those who struck Me ...

(Isaiah 50:5-7)

Amazing love! For you and me.

As a believer, my response to His great love is to be a willing slave - a doulos - of The Lord. 

I find it such a privilege and honor to serve in the House. 

I got my ears pierced, too. 

Enjoying A Long Life In The Land

Enjoying A Long Life In The Land

"If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in the land 

the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and to you, their descendants

—a land flowing with milk and honey! 

For the land you are about to enter and take over 

is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, 

where you planted your seed and made irrigation ditches 

with your foot as in a vegetable garden. 

Rather, the land you will soon take over 

is a land of hills and valleys with plenty of rain

— a land that the LORD your God cares for. 

He watches over it through each season of the year!"

Deuteronomy 11:9-12 NLT

Why is God so passionate and obsessed about the Israelites 

looking to/obeying/loving Him?

Because He wants them to draw near to Him in His love for them, 

so that they may be BLESSED, 

have abundant supply, 

be protected and cared for, 

succeed 

- and that is only possible if they LET HIM. 

If they turn their backs to Him and worship other gods, 

He cannot be there for them. 

They will be like sheep without a Shepherd. 

And that breaks His heart.

Being a believer is living a life of UTTER DEPENDENCE upon the Lord. 

That's how we let Him shepherd us, like in Psalms 23.

That's how we live the abundant life. 

Get My Words Inside You

Get My Words Inside You

“Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. 

Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. 

Talk about them wherever you are, 

sitting at home or walking in the street; 

talk about them from the time you get up in the morning 

to when you fall into bed at night. 

Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder; 

inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 MSG