Your Life

"Then Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he, with Joshua the son of Nun. When Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, he said to them, 'Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you shall command your sons to observe carefully, even all the words of this law. For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.'" -Deuteronomy 32.44-47

Forty-three verses of Deuteronomy 32 make up the song of Moses. It speaks of the greatness of God and what He has done for His people. At the end Moses gives these words, telling the people take them to heart and instruct their children to follow them carefully. He points out that these are not simply words spoken, but the very life of God's people. The words of God's praise, telling of His deeds, and the commands that God has given, are the very life of Israel.

The words of God are like breath. This isn't a new thought, but the ancient Rabbi's believed the name of God was unpronounceable because it was the sound of breathing. When people were born they had to start saying the name of God in order to begin life, and at the end, when we are no longer able to say the name of God, life ends.

The people were dependant upon God for life itself, declaring Him with every breath. The words Moses spoke to them in the wilderness were a reminder of the greatness of God, the holiness of God, and their need to obey Him.

Men, nothing has changed in the past few thousand years. We are just as dependant upon God as Israel was. Our need for Him has not lessened simply because so many refuse to acknowledge Him. Are you praising God? Are you observing His commands carefully and teaching others to do the same? Do you realize that His words are your very life?

Let us be men who praise God, knowingly, with each breath. Let us be men who teach others to obey Him, and model obedience with our lives. Let us be men who live by God alone.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor