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Deuteronomy 34

Psalm 117

WEEKEND REFLECTION

Much of what we read in Deuteronomy this week outlines the blessings for obedience and the curses for disobedience. Following God and his commandments bring blessing and flourishing. Disobedience to God never brings flourishing. You will never flourish in active disobedience. 

Doesn’t that expose the lie of sin? We sin because we think that sin will be better for us. We buy the lie that disobedience is better than obedience. Yet, the outcome is always the same; disobedience leads to heartache, strife and even God’s judgment, while obedience leads to flourishing. 

At the end of the day, it is the obedience of Christ that brings our true and everlasting flourishing. Jesus obeyed the Father, and he died for our disobedience (and rose again, making our obedience possible!). All who trust in Christ flourish forever! 

Would that we would trust God and his Word. He knows what is best for us!  

PRAY

For the month of April 2024 we will be using a portion of Psalm 103 each day to guide our prayers. 

Psalm 103:2-5

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Bless the Lord by naming all that he's done for you and thanking him for it.

• Bless him for forgiving your sin.
• Bless him for any healing you've experienced in your life, whether physicial, spiritual, emotional, relational, etc.
• Bless him for redeeming you and saving you for eternal judgment.
• Bless him for pouring out his steadfast love and mercy upon you in Christ Jesus.
• Bless him for satisfying your with his goodness, and renewing your strength in him.

Ask the Lord for grace in these areas especially if you struggle in any of them. 

You can also take some time to lift up these things in prayer:

• Confess your sins
• The Lost
• The Church
• The World
• Your Needs

SING

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