March 08, 2019: SOAP #3382:  Deuteronomy 7-9; Mark 15

Scripture:  Deuteronomy (NIV) 7:17 You may say to yourselves, “These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?” 18 But do not be afraid of them; remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. 19 You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the miraculous signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.

Observation:    As Moses was preparing the Israelites to conquer the Promised Land, he calls upon their memory.  In these chapters, the word “remember” is used many times.  Moses reviews many of the things God had done in bringing them out of Egypt—things done in their lifetime!   God will finish what He started!  He will not leave them stranded in the wilderness!  He brought them out of Egypt in order to bring them into the Promised Land!

Application:  It is good not to let my memory of God’s dealing in my life fade into the distant past.  By remembering them, by considering them, by using my active thoughts to review them—they come out of my past into my present.  The lessons I learned in the past can be applied to the problems I have in the present.  That is “remembering well” -living in the present with wisdom gained from the past!

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, you have been with me every day of my 70+ years.  I have so much history from which to draw wisdom.  Help me to “remember well.”   Amen

Pastor Leon
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