“Though he giveth or He taketh,
God His children ne’er forsaketh.
His the loving purpose solely,
To preserve them, pure and holy”.
LSB 725,4.
That thought is good to remember. That God does watch, protect, guide, and preserve us. For without His care we would indeed be lost.
In my morning devotion today I read this, “Our Lord says, ‘He that is not with Me, is against Me.’. Think of the double, and low, standard of morality so prevalent in our modern age, the winking at wrong, the absorption in trivial things, the indifference to Religion, and that self-satisfying, conventional religion which so many have fashioned for themselves”.
Then turn your eyes to the Lord Who said, “He that is not with Me, is against Me.”
For there is our light, and our salvation, in the Cross where Jesus the Son of God, paid for our sins, and gives us the promise of life eternal. But we tend to forget, neglect, disregard, treat lightly or scornfully, that which brought us here. I mentioned this the other day, and ask again, “Do we cherish our heritage?”.
Moses was troubled by that too. He knew after he was gone that they were inclined to forget the blessings, and follow the example of heathen around them, so the Lord instructed Moses to teach them this song. Deuteronomy chapter 32 is that song. It is a shocking song of warning, designed to get the attention of those who forget God and fill their lives with trouble.
[Something like the Texas effort over this weekend, “Click it, or ticket”, and the ticket for not wearing seatbelts is $200. That seems to get their attention to the law.]
Moses ended his song with this word: “Set your hearts unto all the words which I command you this day, which you shall command your children to do, all the words of this law. For it is not a vain thing unto you, it is your life.” Deut. 32,46.47.
Maybe there is a favorite Psalm, or verse of some hymn, or line from some Scripture, that settles your heart on the right track again, for “It is Your life” to be an obedient child of God, whose desire always is
“To preserve them, pure and holy”.
GPD 5/27/10
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