Deuteronomy
30:15 See, I have set before you today life and
prosperity, death and adversity. 16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your
God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his
ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall
live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that
you are entering to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away and you do not
hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, 18 I declare
to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that
you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against
you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.
Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, 20 loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and
holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you
may live in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham,
to Isaac, and to Jacob.
These are the words of Moses as
he takes his leave of the children of Israel. These treasured words have been passed
down from generation to generation, as this is told and retold. Every generation
is challenged again with this choice: obey God or turn away, do not hear, and
be led astray.
Lent is a moment to revisit our
calling to be Jesus-followers. Let us use this period as a time to reflect on
our commitment to God – and choose again the way of obedience to God: a way of
life that is deeply satisfying and affirming.
For Thought:
Could we with ink the ocean fill
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were ev'ry stalk on earth a quill
And ev'ry man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry,
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Tho stretched from sky to sky.
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were ev'ry stalk on earth a quill
And ev'ry man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry,
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Tho stretched from sky to sky.
Dallas Holm Album:
FOUNDATIONS
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Crucial Choices
The Scripture passage for the day is drawn from Reuben Job and Norman
Shawchuck, A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and other Servants, (Nashville,
The Upper Room 1983), 123.
This
reflection is from my own devotional exercises for the day.
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