Deuteronomy 26:16-17- The Lord your
God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe
them with all your heart and with all your soul. You
have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will
walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and
laws—that you will listen to him.
Moses stops his listing of laws just long enough to put a
call to dedicate themselves to following them in their brains. He has watched
these people mess up …more than twice… and knows that he will not be there to
intercede for them if they don’t get it right this time. He wanted them to
learn to listen to god as he had…with all his heart…all his soul…and all his
mind.
I will admit that it is not always easy to listen to
God. I have trouble even hearing that
still quiet voice sometimes. Even though Even though I am getting to know God
in deeper and deeper ways...I know the reason….I still have not mastered the
art of loving him with ALL my heart ...ALL my soul…and ALL my mind.
One of my problems is the background noise of the world. It
distracts me…disorganizes me…sways my thoughts too much to self. It makes me
give up too soon. It reminds me too often that I am only a human. It limits my field of vision to what I think
I can do. It convinces me that the dry spells I go through can’t be helped.
Moses was such a great leader because he let that personal experience
at the burning bush transform him to what God saw he could be. He let God have ALL of who he was ...and allowed
him to penetrate every part of his being. The background noise in his time did
not have a chance against God’s presence in his life.
I needed the reminder that my best defense against the world
is to give ALL of my being to God. To
stop holding back those tiny pieces…or large chunks of what I think my life
with him should be…and allow God to take COMPLETE control …so I can become who
he made me to be.
Father…thank you for the reminder that I can be only who I
allow you to make me. Forgive me for the times that I have let the world speak
louder than your voice…and convinced me to keep pieces of who I am from your
control. Help me to learn to surrender all
I am to your control…so you can use me the way you created me to be your
servant. Amen.
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