Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out before you, “It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,” . . . Deuteronomy 9:4 Working in jail, with those whose lives are in a state of perpetual disaster, it’s tempting…
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Beware lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.” You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power . . . Deuteronomy 8:17-18 If you ask what happened to anyone who’s been addicted, had a significant amount of…
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Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you. Deuteronomy 8:5 I wrote yesterday about how God has used my trials to shape me. Though it was miserable at the time, I can now look back on my addiction and see how God used it to…
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And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Deuteronomy 8:3 As I…
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And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction. Deuteronomy 7:26 Twenty-five years ago, I frequently watched a conservative talk show in which the host regularly ranted against anyone left of himself on…
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Take care lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Deuteronomy 6:12-13 Two years ago, we sold our home and moved less than a mile down the road. For quite a while after the…
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You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:7 Growing up in church, with a pastor for a father, I was taught that I was supposed to…
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You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:5 In 25 years of marriage, my understanding of love has radically changed. When we first dated, I was infatuated with my wife. I had an intense emotional attachment – a passionate feeling…
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Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever! Deuteronomy 5:29 When I was young, I’m sure my parents had hopes and dreams for me. I know they wanted what was best for…
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