Deuteronomy 6:6-12
Write these commandments that I've given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night. Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder; inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates.
When God, your God, ushers you into the land he promised through your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you, you're going to walk into large, bustling cities you didn't build, well-furnished houses you didn't buy, come upon wells you didn't dig, vineyards and olive orchards you didn't plant. When you take it all in and settle down, pleased and content, make sure you don't forget how you got there—God brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
Moses keeps telling the stories of God's deliverance and provision for Israel over and over. He repeats the commandments and requirements for feasts and sacrifices. He constantly reminds them of who God is and all that He has done for them. It is so very important to always remember. I need to continue to keep these "God stories" alive and weave them into my life, when I speak to my children, when I reflect on God's word, as I live my everyday life.
When things are great and the economy is good, it's easy to forget where all the blessings came from. But He is the source of it all. Even when times are tough, I am still more blessed than I deserve. My remembering and repeating these stories keep my focus on the one and only thing that matters.
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