Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 32:47 (New Living Translation)

These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.

Moses has just completed giving God’s laws to His people. Moses concludes with a final exhortation, a final plea for the people to obey. God’s instructions to His people are not just a bunch of words, they are the key to their lives.

God’s words to us—especially those words that are not words but are His creation—are our lives. Do we heed them?

Do I treat them as empty words or the key to my life? Why does God allow me to ask these questions of myself? Why is it all so simple at times? Simple questions remove all excuses.

Rats. Sometimes I love excuses. Yet, God’s grace removes the need for excuses.