| Our verse to DATE the Word on December 28 (12/28) is Deuteronomy 12:28 |
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| Deuteronomy 12:28 says, “Observe and obey all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God. |
| The RIGHT decision is always to do what is RIGHT in the SIGHT of God Breaking down our verse we discover the command to Observe and OBEY God’s commands. We discover the bountiful blessings that come to those who obey. These blessings are not just to the one obeying. but to their children and future generations. We discover that in obeying God’s commands we are obeying (DOING) what HE has determined is GOOD (as opposed to what is BAD) and RIGHT (as opposed to what is WRONG). And what is right is based on what is right in GOD’s SIGHT! As believers, we have to make decisions about what actions to take. Even before deciding to make the decision, we have to decide what will guide our decision-making. In Judges 21:25 we read that “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” On the other hand, Jesus said in John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” Is your decision-making guided by what is right in your sight or what is right in God’s sight? Does SELF guide or does the SAVIOR guide your decision-making? In case you are more prone to allowing SELF to guide your decision-making Proverbs 14:12 and Proverbs 16:25 gives the following warning saying, “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” You need to be very careful about doing what is RIGHT in your SIGHT! Another warning I would place before you is to be CAREFUL in CHANGING what is RIGHT in the SIGHT OF GOD to being wrong and making what God says is WRONG to now be RIGHT. Isaiah 5 addresses this WRONG thinking and behavior Read carefully because this is very much woven into the culture we live in today. Isaiah 5:20 says, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!” Friends we are not smarter than God. He knows WHAT IS BEST! He knows what is GOOD and what is GOOD for us! He knows what is RIGHT! So I suggest that we LEARN the Word and LIVE in OBEDIENCE to the Word! I suggest we ACQUIRE wisdom (His guidance on living) and APPLY the wisdom we acquire! I suggest that we are to be more than a hearer but a DOER of the Word!! Choose to do GOOD as opposed to doing bad! Choose to do what is RIGHT rather than what is WRONG! Blessings follow obedience! Blessings come your way and not just to you but to your children! Your actions today impact far more than you! Remember Proverbs 20:7 as it says, “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.” Verse to DATE the Word on December 28 (12/28) is Deuteronomy 12:28. It says, “Observe and obey all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God. Trust and obey for there is no other way! Continue Strong DOING RIGHT IN HIS SIGHT And remember to DATE THE WORD |