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SAA Notes
The Israelites were terrified of the Canaanites. The Lord encourages the people to see Him as bigger than their fears. The Lord drove out the Canaanites with hornets and other natural means. God uses remarkable and totally unexpected means to keep His word! What verse stands out to you today?
SJA Notes
* Dear God Above, blessed be Your Name, from everlasting to everlasting – let all the people say ‘Amen!’ – We praise Your Name!
“You shall remember the LORD your God, …”
Do not forget the Lord. Remember what He has done for His people. Remember Him by keeping His commandments.
Forgetting comes about by _not_ doing what He tells us to.
Moses was applying important bible truths to the people, layering over all that had come before.
Remember the Lord! Don’t forget Him!
This is a good word for us.
We need to remember the Lord or else we start to forget Him and grow hard of heart, arrogant, thinking that we are the means by which good things happen, blessings come about because of our work, our strength, our might.
What is the cure for this kind of thinking?
When Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness He told us that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
God’s word!
It is God’s word that is our memory, our reminder, our energy-source and exhortation.
It is Jesus, God’s WORD BECOME FLESH.
IT is the Holy Spirit applying His word, writing it on our hearts.
Each day we face the world, the devil, the temptation to take a little step away from God.
Each day we need to be reminded through His word to remember Him – That He would be raised up in us, our selves sunk lower.
More Jesus, less us!
* Almighty God,
You are the great and mighty God – Creator, sustainer, life-giver.
Please help us to remember You!
You are our God – Thank You for saving us.
Amen.