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Read: Deuteronomy 24-27 Focus Verse: “If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with their pledge in your possession. Return their cloak by sunset so that your neighbor may sleep in it.” (Deu 24:12-13a). Devotion: Entering the last chunk of laws it seems the focus is not taking advantage of others for your own gain. With all people we’re called to be fair and honest.…

Read: Deuteronomy 21-23 Focus Verse: “Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the LORD your God with your own mouth.” (Deu 23:23). Devotion: I’ve heard it said that our word is all we have. We should keep our word and follow through with what we say we will do. Period, right? Well why is it so hard sometimes? If I say I’ll do…

Read: Deuteronomy 17-20 Focus Verse: “It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees and not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long…

Read: Deuteronomy 14-16 Focus Verse: “There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be open handed toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.” (Deuteronomy 5:11). Devotion: Where did this sentiment go? Israel is told to be generous with what God provides. There’s an admission that in our broken state there will be poor…

Read: Deuteronomy 11-13 Focus Verse: “But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life without the meat.” (Deuteronomy 12:23). Devotion: So a strong stance has been made a lot so far in scripture to this point. That is, you may eat clean meat but NOT with the blood in it. The blood is to be drained completely. Why? Well it…

Read: Deuteronomy 8-10 Focus Verse: “Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these fourth years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.” (Deuteronomy 8:2). Devotion: The journey should serve to humble us. In life the journey we take will seldom be easy, it may feel like a…

Read: Deuteronomy 5-7 Focus Verse: “And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.” (Deu. 6:25)  Devotion: Moses prepares the people for a question. When future generations question why they have to follow the 10 commandments and the other laws and decrees, this is what they are to say: “The…

Read: Deuteronomy 3-4 Focus Verse: “See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and…