OCTOBER 24TH,
2004
Introduction - The first ten verses of
this chapter lay out three primary promises of God to His people:
1.
God will give them the land
of promise, and multiply their population. ( 5)
2.
God will curse the enemies
of
3.
God will bless the work and
labor of
*** The key to
being blessed by God is found in verse 10 – Look at the Book, and you’re
looking at the key.
I.
Moses personalizes
A. Moses sets straight the false belief that God is far away from the presence of His children.
1.
God is not hidden from
you. (11)
2.
God is not far away from
you.
3.
You do not have to go to
Heaven in order to hear from God. (12)
4.
You do not have to cross an
ocean in order to hear from God. (13)
B.
God, and His Word, are
before you, (in front, beside, and behind you), and in your hearts. (14)
1.
The child of God is always
in the presence of God.
2.
When the Word of God is in
your heart, you have a constant guide in your life.
II. The Word of God is
literally the intersection point in your life, (15)
A.
God sets before His children
roads of life and death. (15)
1.
He has commanded His
children to do three things in order to choose life: (16)
-
Love the Lord thy God.
-
Walk in His ways.
-
Obey His commandments.
2.
This is what it means to
turn towards God in the intersection of life.
B.
If the Children of
1.
You will be drawn away to
serve other gods. (17)
2.
Your days will be
shortened. (18)
III. Therefore choose life….. (19-20)
A.
This is a common phrase in
our society today – linked to the pro-Life Movement.
1.
God is the Author of life.
2.
Life is sacred.
3.
Life is a gift from God.
B.
In this verse, the phrase
pertains to God Himself.
1.
Notice verse 20: “….he is
thy life.”
2.
Oswald Chambers once wrote:
“Eternal life is not a gift FROM God, but the gift OF God.”
3.
Life begins at the cross and
the empty tomb.
4.
The death
of Christ, and the life of Christ, give us life.
Conclusion - When you choose God, you choose life.
PLEASE READ DEUTERONOMY 31
FOR NEXT SUNDAY