551 - Love the Lord, our God.

Love the Lord, our God.

He alone is our God, the only one who is worthy of our praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles …which we have seen with our own eyes. When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now, the Lord your God has made you as numerous …as the stars in the sky! 

“You must love the Lord your God and always obey His requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands. 

Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the Lord, your God, or seen His greatness …and His strong hand, and powerful arm. 

They didn’t see the miraculous signs and wonders, which He performed in Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his land. 

They didn’t see what the Lord did to the armies of Egypt …and to their horses and chariots—how He drowned them, in the Red Sea, as they were chasing you. 

He destroyed them, and they have not recovered, to this very day! 

“Your children didn’t see how the Lord cared for you, in the wilderness, until you arrived here. 

They didn’t see what He did to Dathan and Abiram (the sons of Eliab, a descendant of Reuben) …when the earth opened its mouth, in the Israelite camp …and swallowed them, along with their households …and tents …and every living thing, that belonged to them. 

But, you have seen the Lord perform all these mighty deeds … with your own eyes! 

Deuteronomy 10:21–11:7 (NLT)

Praise be to God! 


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