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Friday
February 5, 2010
Embodying Hope and Sharing God's Love
Introduction
Deuteronomy 6:1-9: Deuteronomy contains two sets of rules. Those appearing
in chapters 5-11 are more general and provide the basic laws that will be
made more specific in the second set of rules found in 12-26. In today's
passage, Moses tells the people that the LORD wants them to obey the rules
in the Promised Land. He urges them to listen and obey, that they may
become a strong nation. Then he shares the commandment later underscored
by Jesus: to love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul and
strength.
Today's Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:7Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you are at home and when you
are away, when you are resting and when you are working.
How is this Scripture passage speaking to me today? Today's Reading
1These are all the laws that the
LORD your God commanded me to teach you.
Obey them in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
2As long as you live, you and your descendants are to
honor the
LORD your God and obey all his laws that
I am giving you, so that you may live in that land a long time.
3Listen to them, people of Israel, and obey them!
Then all will go well with you, and you will become a mighty nation and
live in that rich and fertile land, just as the
LORD, the God of our ancestors, has
promised.
4Israel, remember this! The
LORD —and the
LORD alone—is our God.
5Love the
LORD your God with all your heart, with
all your soul, and with all your strength.
6Never forget these commands that I am
giving you today.
7Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you
are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are
working.
8Tie them on your arms and wear them on your
foreheads as a reminder.
9Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on
your gates.
Reflect
What does Moses tell the people to do? Why are they told to write and
discuss the laws over and over again? How might this kind of discipline
impact their understanding and practice of the law? How might this
direction be helpful for your Christian practice?
Pray
Lord, the more I talk about you, the more deeply I can know you. Help me
keep your word at the front of my mind that I may deepen my faith and
share it with others. Amen.
Prayer Concern
Children in Church Schools
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