Deuteronomy 10:12-21
Think
Read the passage alound slowly again.
- What phrase is the most memorable? But it was your ancestors who God fell in love with; he picked their children - that's you! - out of all the other peoples.
- What quality of God stands out to you? He takes loving care of foreigners by seeing that they get food and clothing. Why? As citizens of heaven, we are foreigners on this world and my God is a God who provides for foreigners.
- What command stands out to you? You must treat foreigners with the same loving care. Why? We have to learn how to treat our fellow man well - they're foreigners, too.
Here are some ways to pray back the passage. Use as many of these suggestions as you wish.
- Express to God your thoughts about living in His presence. Has living in His presence been important to you or not?
- Express to God those areas in which you would guess he considers you "hardheaded." (Pause and let this come to you. Don't necessarily go with the first thing that comes to mind.)
- Express to God your feelings about the have-nots you know (widows, orphans, foreigners). Talk to God honestly about how willing or unwilling you've been to include such people in your life.
Experiment with living in God's presence while acring for the rest of the world. Relax. Quiet yourself. Just be.
CJ
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