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SAA Notes
Remembrance can be a wonderful power for good. Remembrances can awake us afresh to God and to each other. Remembrance and repentance are corollaries. In the biblical history, Moses is succeeded by Jesus (Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua). It is this Jesus who leads the people into the promised land. The Gospel is the burden of the Law of Moses!
SJA Notes
* God Above, You are in Your holy temple, Your throne is in heaven. You are righteous, may we behold Your face.
“Therefore choose life, …”
Here is God’s sovereignty mixing together with our responsibility.
God makes it clear, He has set before His people life and death, blessing and curse.
Obedience brings blessing.
Disobedience brings curse.
Therefore? … Choose life!
This is our choice, and it is the good news that we can bring to others that they will, in God’s sovereignty, make a decision on.
Jesus saves us from sin, the devil and death.
Choosing to follow Jesus is choosing life!
Jesus tells us that if we love Him we need to do what He tells us.
And we are able to do that, to choose life – Praise God for that!
* God Almighty,
Thank You that You have saved us, made our hearts new, birthed again through the Holy Spirit – And so we are able to choose to obey, to choose life!
Thank You Lord!
Amen.