Devotions from Deuteronomy

Passage Read: Numbers 36 - Deuteronomy 3 Meditation Verse: 3:26 The Lord is gracious, and He does appear to change His mind on occasion. But not here. No amount of pleading would change His mind. He loved Moses and honored him, but He had declared…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 4-7 Meditation Verse: 7:16 The Israelites were to have no pity on anyone or any people which the Lord singled out for destruction. The danger was that the Israelites would learn from those who should have been destroyed to follow other gods…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 8-11 Meditation Verse: 8:16 The people of Israel were stubborn and resistant to the Lord's word and will. He planned to give them the land of Canaan, not because they were a righteous people, but because the Canaanites had so sinned against…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 12-15 Meditation Verses: 13:3-11 The Lord desires His people to love Him more than even other people, even members of their own family. So if even a son or daughter, a wife or husband should counsel rebellion against the Lord, encourage worship…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 16-19 Meditation Verses: 17:19-20 The way to humility and fearing God is pretty simple: read and obey God's Word all the days of your life! Simple and complete obedience guards a heart from pride and teaches it to fear the Lord. That…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 20-23 Meditation Verses: 23:21-23 It is better not to vow than to vow and not fulfill it. In fact, a vow should be fulfilled as quickly as possible. It is sin to fail to fulfill a vow, but it is not sin…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 24-27 Meditation Verse: 26:17 So basically what it means to declare the Lord to be my God is that I walk in all His ways. I submit myself fully to His command and leadership. If I do not completely submit myself to…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 28-31 Meditation Verse: 31:21 The people were already developing their plans for rebellion, before the Lord even brought them into the land. Yet the Lord still brought them in. He intended to do good to them and prosper them, and let them…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 32 - Joshua 1 Meditation Verses: Deuteronomy 32:19-21 We are the Lord's people and possession, but when we ignore His word and go our own way, He is provoked to anger. He withdraws from us, withdraws His protection and care, and leaves…