Deuteronomy 11:18 - "Get the words deep inside of you." Deut 13:4 - "God is testing you. Hold on to Him for dear life." Cling only to Him and His Word---let everything else slip through your fingers. I thought all yesterday about Deut 8 - God led you on this road for those forty years in the wilderness, pushing you to your limits, testing you and showing us what's in our heart whether we will obey Him or not---my sin has so surprised me today. Wonder if Moses continually dealt with sin over not entering the Promised Land. He seems to have dealt with his disappointment in such a beautiful way! Moses knows this is his last sermon forever. He's been with these people for 40 years. God tells him they won't make it after he dies. How does this pastor deal with their unresponsive hearts? He is looking into their faces. No one has ever seen their own face. Listen when others speak who read your face every day. 66 Love Letters: "I brought you out of something bad to bring you into something good before you experience that something good. Then, your love is sustained by confidence in My Character, not by enjoyment of current blessings." He brought us out to bring us in - Deut 6:23. Moses last words send a message that even in his own disappointment, Moses never stopped looking to God Who did things differently than Moses wanted. Moses sang His Praises even while disappointed: "Through It All, I've Learned to Trust in Jesus." What am I doing with my disappointments in life?
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