Praying thro Deut 1-4 (April 27)

Remember What God Has Done 

Backgrounder: God has led his
people out of Egypt and across
the great desert. Now they stand
ready to enter the promised land.
But before the Israelites go into
the land, Moses has impt advice to them which he delivers in 3 parts. In the 1st part, Moses reviews the
history of God’s previous care for
the people of Israel. Through God’s
actions in the past, we can learn
about the God we serve today.

Dear Lord, You want Your people
to place holiness as a way of life &
Be Obedient to You in every action.
Help us to purpose in our heart
Not be Afraid but Trust You God
by remembering Your mighty acts.
Help us always Hallow Your laws,
regularly worshipping & thanking
You for what Christ had done.
Help us Pray to Draw Close to You.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, we purpose Not Be Afraid:
Then we came to Kadesh Barnea…
And every one of you said: Let us
send men to search out the land
to find the way we should go up…
They also took some of the fruit
of the land and brought back word
saying: It is a good land which
the Lord our God is giving us.
Nevertheless you would not go up
but rebelled against the command
of the Lord & u complained in your
tents. Then I said: Don’t be afraid
of them. The Lord who goes before
you, He will fight for u (D1:19-30).
Lord, thank U for all the things that
You have done for me in the past,
that You are doing for me today &
that U will do for me in the future.
Keep me fr Fear & Discouragement
as I look at the challenges ahead.
Thank You that You go before me.
I look to you for guidance so I may
possess all You have for me. Amen.

Lord, we will Remember Your Laws: And now Israel listen carefully to
these regulations that I am about
to teach you. Obey them so that
you may live, so you may enter and
occupy the land that the Lord is
giving u. You saw for yourselves what the Lord did to u at Baal-Peor.
There the Lord your God destroyed
everyone who had worshipped
Baal the god of Peor. But all of you
who were faithful are still alive.
Look I now teach u these degrees
and regulations, so that you may
obey them in the land you are
about to enter and occupy (D4:1-5)
Lord, we will remember your laws,
in particular sacrifice of worship
to receive forgiveness. As Christ
made the ultimate sacrifice for sin,
we must now come to God for
forgiveness & thanking Him. Amen.

Lord, we’ll Pray to Draw Close to U:
Observe the laws carefully, for this
will show yr wisdom to the nations,
who will say: “Surely this great
nation is a wise and understanding
people.” What other nation is so
great as to have their god near
them the way the Lord our God is
Near us whenever we Pray to Him?
And what other nation is so great
as to have such righteous decrees
and laws as this body of laws I am
setting before you today? (D4:6-7).
Lord, we thank You for being Close
to us when we pray. Thank You
that You hear and will answer us.
Thank You that in Your presence
there is transformation for my soul
and my life. I Draw Close to U and
ask for an increasing sense of Your
presence. I ask that You will help
me to pray more and more every
day; and give me increasing faith
to believe for the answers. Amen.

Preview On Deuteronomy (April 27)

Preview On Deuteronomy 

Whilst the Holy Bible is largely
theological history, it is arranged
by types of writings: laws, history,
poetry, prophets, gospel & letters.
But we will meditate the Bible
chronologically to get a better
appreciation of the flow esp OT.
We start with Genesis which
enfolds God’s plan for his creation.
Then we meditated on Job on the
sovereignty of God in the time of
Abraham; before covering Exodus
on Israel’s deliverance from Egypt
& Leviticus focusing on Holy Living.
And in last three weekends of
meditation in Numbers, we see
Israel being trained in obedience.

Next, we conclude the five books
of Laws with Deuteronomy,
composed mainly of three orations
by Moses, which essentially is
a review of the law given in Exodus.
Here Moses recounts God’s past
dealings with His people and
prepares the nation for its arrival
in the Promised Land. Moses
stresses holiness as a way of life
and reminds the people of the
necessity of obedience to God.
Whether possessing the land,
defeating the enemy or simply
enjoying life in a new homeland,
God’s people must exhibit full
Obedience to His commands.

We’ll cover Deuteronomy over 3
weekends in following six divisions:
D1-4: Motives of Obedience
D5-7: Measures of Obedience
D8-11: Mentality of Obedience
D12-26: Worship & Relation Laws
D27-30: Call for Commitment
D31-34: Change in Leadership
Let’s meditate thro Deuteronomy,
and be reminded like Israelites
what the Lord had done; and be
encouraged to rededicate our
lives to Him. In Jesus’ name, Amen