In an attempt to inspire something new to my devotions today, I have chosen to type what God reveals from His holy word today. The past few weeks I guess haven’t been all that crazy in depth, and I know that because of my lack of attention span, and lack of time in general. So we’ll see what new things I can glean today.

Amy and I are memorizing Deut. 30 together, and I’m just looking at the history of the chapter, what was before it, and what were the factors to its content.
It looks like from what I see, that since Ch. 5 Moses has been talking to them about various things that God revealed to Him. I think it is very interesting that it starts out with the Ten Commandments, but that’s only logical since those are the basis of everything, or is it? Ch. 6’s heading is “The Greatest Commandment”. So I think that Ch. 6 followed Ch. 5 because it revealed the power to keep those ten things that God had commanded. So the power from Ch. 6 must be transferred to Ch. 30 in an obvious way. But I’ll get to that later, right now I want to go through all the things that were headlined in the Chapters preceding Ch. 30.
This is just a list of what is covered in chapters 5-29:
The Ten Commandments;
The greatest commandment;
A chosen people-Treasured by God
Remember the Lord your God
Not because of Righteousness do you possess the land
The golden calf
New tablets of stone
Circumcise your heart.
Love and serve the LORD
The Lords chosen place of worship
Warning against idolatry
Clean and unclean food
Tithes
The sabbatical year.
Passover
The feast of Weeks
The Feast of Booths
Justice
Forbidden forms of worship
Laws concerning Israel’s kings
Provision for the priests and Levites
Abominable practices
A new prophet like Moses
Laws concerning cities of refuge
Property boundaries
Laws concerning witnesses
Laws concerning warfare
Atonement for unsolved murders
Marrying female captives
Inheritance rights of the firstborn
A rebellious son
A man hanged on a tree is cursed
Various laws
Laws concerning sexual immorality
Those excluded from the assembly
Uncleanness in the camp
Miscellaneous laws
Laws concerning divorce
Miscellaneous laws (again)
Laws concerning Levirate marriage
Miscellaneous laws
Offerings of first-fruits and tithes
The altar on Mount Ebal
Curses from Mount Ebal
Blessings for obedience
Curses for disobedience
The covenant renewed in Moab



And there you go. That’s it. Yes, I kind of find it funny that in verse 11 of Ch. 30 that He says: “this commandment…is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.” That seems pretty crazy to me because there were a whole lot of things there to remember everyday, that I really have no idea about even.
But I think there is such a great power in this chapter for me, since I am under a new covenant through Jesus’ blood. (1 Cor.11:25; 2 Cor. 3:6; Heb. 7:22; 8:13; 9:15; 13:20) Through that I have been saved and am made righteous before Him! The commandments are not to far off, only because He lays His Holy Spirit power on my life.(Rom.8:9,11,26; 1 Cor. 6:19; 2 Cor. 1:22; Gal. 5:16-18; Eph. 3:16; 2 Pt. 1:21; 1 Jn. 4:2.) I don’t always act on it, that is true, but God does make it readily available to me.
He alone makes it possible to love the LORD my God with all my heart and soul. He makes it possible to live!!!
He does set before me the choice each day I think. Not the choice to choose life or death, because I have already chosen salvation. But he sets before me opportunities to live the promises that He has given me.
Now I am wondering what the land God has called me to posses. To me that’s a hard question because I still do feel a little bit out of the loop as to what I’m going to do. Does God want me to posses real land, to become involved in real estate? I’m interested in it of course. But I’m getting off the subject. God has a very specific land for me, and though I don’t know what that may be as a life calling, I do know that now he has given me this: Medix, and Racine, RBC, Awana’s, and many other things-opportunities that He puts in my path.
I am walking down that path and I truly am wondering where the light is going to shine next. It’s a wonderfully exciting experience and I need to see it as that so much more often than I do. Knowing that God is directing and guiding each step in His will, brings peace and security. God is my refuge and strength. No matter how far away the entanglements of my enemies has taken me, He will bring me back to that land that the LORD has given me to posses. (v.4)
And so now I end with hope. I know that God has a special plan for me. I also know that I must take pleasure in seeking Him, His word , and His will. More time getting to know Him will make profound differences in my life goal and action. He has given me opportunity, and now I must take advantage of what He has given me. He has given me a mind to use, a heart to seek Him, and a wonderful friend to be my soul mate with a same purpose in mind. I will serve Him, no matter where I go.
Like that old hymn that I found annoying at first:

“It may be in the valley where countless dangers hide, it may be in the sunshine that I in peace abide, but if to go or stay, or whether here or there, I’ll be with my Savior, content anywhere!
“ If Jesus goes with my I’ll go, anywhere! ‘tis heaven to me where err I may be if He is there. I count it a privilege here, His cross to bear, if Jesus goes with me I’ll go, anywhere!!!”