DEVO 08.11.26

“Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.” ‭‭(Deuteronomy‬ ‭11‬:‭22‬ NLT)

- When do you tell someone or your kids to be careful?

- When you say “Be Careful” it is because you want them to be safe!

- There may be some important things they need to know in order to be safe and succeed!

- These words are the secret of their success!

- These words are for every believer!

- Moses is telling the children of Israel this before they walk into the land that the Lord promised them.

- In order to walk in and occupy and thrive in this Land, he said, “Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.”

- He said three things!

- First He said “Obey”

- Obey the Lords commands!

- Second, he said, “walk in His ways”

- And third he said, “Hold tightly to him” or hold tightly to His word!

- Obey, walk in, and hold tight!

- These three things go together and seem pretty simple to follow if we want to have a successful relationship with Jesus.

- If you say it backwards, you would say, “If I hold tightly to Him, I will walk in His ways, and I will obey”

- That seems simple.

- But think of how easy it is to loosen our grip on Jesus and start grabbing hold of other things that make us feel secure.

- Jesus said, in the New Testament, ““If you love me, obey my commandments.”(John‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬)

- In other words, the evidence that you love me is found in your obedience to my commands.

- Today, pay attention to what or who you are holding tightly to.

- Because wherever they go, you will go and that is what you will obey!

- Your obedience is dependent on who you are holding onto!

- Have a great Tuesday!