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What does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord . . . Deuteronomy 10:12-13…
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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 to get wealth . . . Deuteronomy 8:17,18 When I relapsed into drug use several years ago, I had previously…
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We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 I would be hard pressed to think of any significant misdeeds that I have committed in life that…
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Man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Deuteronomy 8:3 I recall once hiking all day before going to an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse that evening. In my ravenous hunger, I ate until I hurt. On stumbling out of the restaurant, I swore…
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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. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall . . .  talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way,…
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Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. Deuteronomy 4:36 If (or when) I ever get pulled over and ticketed for speeding, I tend to think of that as a natural cause and effect event. I generally do not think of such an occurrence as the discipline of God.…
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When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the Lord your God and obey his voice. Deuteronomy 4:30 The worst thing about being a physician is that we must often cause pain to bring healing. It’s difficult to convince a three-year-old that the…
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You will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:24 I wrote yesterday about how jealousy is appropriate in certain relationships. If I desire to maintain a right relationship with God and my family, I must be…
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For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:24 I generally think of jealousy as a destructive emotion. I may be inappropriately jealous of a friend’s car or boat. At the gym, I may be jealous of those younger, faster and stronger than me. At church or work, I may…
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Do not be in dread or afraid . . . you have seen how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son . . . Deuteronomy 1:29-31 I have a hazy memory of a childhood dinner incident in which I dumped a bowl of sweet potatoes and steaming hot liquid into…
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