As Israel was preparing to head towards the new land Moses gave them God’s commandments. You can find these in Deuteronomy 5. Deuteronomy 6 expands on these commandments but it is not just for the people of Israel but all of us who profess to follow the Lord God.
Some points to note are that keeping God’s commands would result in a long, full life and great blessing. verses 2-3. However Israel was not only to keep God’s commands but to teach them, verse 7. They were to be an integral part of everyday life.
God and his commands were not something confined to the Sabbath or as Christians might say to Sunday. We don’t have to consciously think to breathe. Neither should we need to consciously think about talking to God and making time for Him. It should be as natural to us as breathing to include God in every aspect of our everyday lives, verse 8. It doesn’t matter whether we are in church, at home at the beach, shopping, at the football, in the country or on a picnic. Wherever we are and whatever we are doing, we need to be conscious of God.
The Israelites were to have God’s laws as a sign on their hands, foreheads and front door posts. In other words, it should be obvious to anyone that they proclaimed themselves to be a follower of the Lord. We should be just as open and obvious abbot following our Lord and not attempt to be a closet Christian.
God promised blessing to Israel in the new land. He also warned them not to be so caught up with all the good God provided they became slack and forgot about God, verses 10-12. In the hard times we cling to God but in the times, when everything is going well it is easy to forget about God.
To ensure we do not forget about God, we need to make His words a priority in our lives, spend time in prayer, and meet together with other Christians. If we keep God at the forefront of our lives as He commanded and speak often to Him and of Him, we are less likely of become slack in our Christian lives.
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