Category: Scripture

(Moses said to the Israelites) “Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before? Has any nation every heard the voice of God speaking from fire-as you did- and survived? Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nations by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet this is what the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.

He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other. He let you hear His voice from heaven so He could instruct you. He let you see His great fire on earth so He could speak to you from it. Because he loved your ancestors, He chose to bless their descendants, and He personally brought you out of Egypt with a great display of power. He drove out nations far greater than you, so He could bring you and give you their land as your special possession, as it today.

So remember this and kept firmly in mind: The Lord is God, both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other. If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be will with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land of the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” (Deuteronomy 6: vv. 32-30, NLT)

“The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living.” (Psalm 19:7-8, NLT)

“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” (2 Timothy 3:16, NLT)

(Moses said the Israelites) “Be careful to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then you will live and multiply, and you will enter the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors. Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing to you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey His commands. Yes, He humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. For all these forty years your clothes didn’t wear out, and your feet didn’t blister or swell. Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own good.” (Deuteronomy 8: 1-5, NLT)

(Moses speaking to the Israelites) “The Lord did not set His heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for your were the smallest of all nations! Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and He was keeping His oath He had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps His covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes His unfailing love on those who love Him and obey His commands. But He does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject Him. Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today.” (Deuteronomy 7: vv. 7-11, NLT)

Excerpts from Deuteronomy Chapter 6

“These are the commands, decrees and regulations the the Lord your God commanded me (Moses) to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all His decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life. Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your foreheads as reminders. Write on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:1-9, NLT)

“And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ. I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be His own holy people.” (Romans 1:6-7, NLT)

“And we can be sure that we know Him if we obey His commandments. If someone claims, ‘I know God’, but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. (1 John 2:3-4, NLT)

“And may the Lord show us His approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!” (Psalm9:17, NLT)

“For whoever finds Me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.” (Proverbs 8:35, NLT)

“”[God Said,] “And I will make an everlasting covenant with them; I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship Me, and they all never leave Me. I will find joy in doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land.”” (Jeremiah 32; 40-41)

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither of our fears today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below – indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” *(Romans 8:38-39, NLT)

“”The Lord gave Balaam a message from King Balak. Then He said, “Go back to Balak and give Him My message.”

So Balam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. This was the message Balaam delivered:

“Balak summoned me to come from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills,

‘Come,’ he said, ‘Curse Jacob for me! Come and announce Israel’s doom.’
“But how can I curse those who God has not cursed How can I condemn those whom the Lord has not condemned?
I see them from the cliff tops; I watch them from the hills.
I see people who live by themselves, set apart from other nations.
Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust?
Who can count even a forth of Israel’s people?
Let me die like the righteous; let my life end like theirs.”

Then King Balak demanded of Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!”

But Balaam replied, “I will speak only the message that the Lord puts in my mouth.”” (Numbers 23: vv.5-12, NLT)

“‘Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the angel of the Lord demanded. “Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me. Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would have certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey.”

Then Balaam confessed to the angel of the Lord,”I have sinned. I didn’t realize you were standing in the road to block my way. I will return home if you are against my going.”

But the angel of the Lord told Balaam,”Go with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went on with Balak’s officials. When King Balak heard that Balaam was on the way, he went out to meet him at a Moabite town on the Arnon River at the farthest border of his land.”” (Numbers 22: vv. 32-36, NLT)