December 2, 2011 – Deuteronomy 30

It becomes so simple when God lays it out as a choice between life and death. Do what He commands and you will have life. God against Him and you will receive death. We do not fully see these things come to fruition because we see only as humans see and mainly the material world. We see people do things against God and receive and we see people act on God’s behalf and receive little. We often look at these and see it as unfair. We forget that we do not see as God sees. We see through a mirror that is cloudy. God’s ways are not our ways. Those that go against God will receive the justice that God promises them. Those that obey God will receive the life that is promised. What we cannot do is lose hope based on what we perceive with our human eyes. We must trust in God and humbly accept that we do not have all the answers.

Israel heard these words, but soon saw the nations around them with their kings and riches and wanted to do it their own way. They misunderstood what God meant be life and death. God does not give us material goods because we love Him. That has never been God’s message. What He offers is so much more that material.