Book of Revival, Day 21 Specific instructions. Read Deuteronomy chapter 31. As Moses continues to write, we see several very specific instructions that the people of Israel were to follow in specific circumstances. The biggest thing that I see looking through here is that God is seeking to help the people be able to understand exactly what does it mean to be holy. What does it mean to be pure? What does it mean to truly follow God? As the people are seeking to follow these instructions, they cannot help but understand the holiness of God compared to the sinfulness of themselves. Do we think about it understand just how…

Book of Revival, Day 20 God fights our battles. Read Deuteronomy chapter 20. Moses reminds the people of the battles that they will be fighting. They have a land that they are to go in and conquer and they will experience numerous battles. Still, God wants to remind all of them that it does not matter what their enemy has or their resources or the numbers in their armies. God is greater than all of that. All the people need to rely on is him and he will fight their battles. Are we still trying to fight our own battles? Or, have we allowed God to take his place as…

Book of Revival, Day 19 Fairly judge. Read Deuteronomy chapter 19. As the people are establishing in themselves and setting up government, they need to set up rules for government because God understands the people will struggle to administer laws and Justice and they will need his guidance. So, God establishes rules for how they are to determine who is telling the truth and who is not. This principle of multiple witnesses is carried throughout the remainder of scripture. We see that much of what Jesus does, he does in the presence of multiple witnesses so that they could share the story be believed regarding all that Christ did. Are…

Book of Revival, Day 18 How to determine a real prophet from a false one. Read Deuteronomy chapter 18. As Moses continues to share with the people, he covers the prophets. All the people in the land who followed false gods also had false prophets. So, how do you tell them apart? Simple, if they prophecy something that doesn’t come true, they should be put to death. Sounds incredibly harsh by today’s standards, but when God speaks through someone, he is always speaking truth. Anything else is from Satan and is a lie. We can always trust God and we can always trust His word. That will never lie and…

Book of Revival, Day 17 Write your own copy. Read Deuteronomy chapter 17. God knew that one day the people would want a king. God understood more about them than they understood about themselves. Here, God puts into place some requirements for what the king should do. Interestingly, one of those requirements is that the king should write his own copy of the law. Part of the king’s responsibility in leading the people is to know and understand the law of God. What better way to do this then by writing his own copy from the holy scriptures that the priests would have had. This would have required years of…

Book of Revival, Day 16 What gifts do you bring to God? Read Deuteronomy chapter 16. Moses is explaining the many holidays that the Jewish people were to celebrate. These holidays are still in celebration among these people today. Interestingly, Moses explains that the people were not to celebrate these holidays by coming to the temple empty-handed. They were to bring a gift to God. That gift should be in proportion to how God had blessed them. God has allowed us to have so many things and to do so many things. What gift would we bring to the Lord? Are we truly thankful and grateful for everything he has…

Book of Revival, Day 15 Openhanded. Read Deuteronomy chapter 15. As Moses continues to share the laws, we see this chapter on debt. How do we handle owing people money, and having people owe us money? This verse really stands out to me because of the phrase open handed. We are to have an open handed relationship with the people around us. We must remember that everything we have comes from God. We do not need to receive from other people because we are receiving from God. When others are reaching out to us or are in need and asking for our help, we can easily and freely give to…

Book of Revival, Day 14 A giving heart. Read Deuteronomy chapter 14. As Moses starts to speak about all the sacrifice requirements, we see this reminder that the people are to be sure to tithe. They are responsible for setting aside what is God’s and ensuring they give it to him. Do we set aside and give to God what is God’s? Do we recognize his ownership of everything that we have? He is the reason we have anything and he hs deserving of it all.

Book of Revival, Day 12 Accuracy. Read Deuteronomy chapter 12. As Moses continues to share the commands of God, we see this verse placed strategically at the end of the chapter. As we seek to understand exactly what God is asking of us in this chapter, it’s important to recognize that God wants us to be accurate in our understanding of what he wants. He doesn’t want us to guess at what he wants. He’s very specific about the levels of obedience that he is asking of the people of Israel. When we are understanding our obedience to him, are we accurate in what we are choosing to do to…

Book of Revival, Day 11 Our responsibility. Read Deuteronomy chapter 11. As believers and followers of Christ, we have a responsibility. Moses identifies that responsibility for the people in this chapter. Moses is reminding them of all the things they have seen and all the amazing things that God has a done for them. Then, he also explains they are the ones who personally saw God do these things. They have experienced God’s moving personally. As a result, they have a responsibility to share with the people around them who have not experienced that, their children. The children had not experienced all that God had done for them in the…