Passage
Deuteronomy 30:1-20 (ESV)
God’s Wrath and Justice
Revelation 6:1-17
Key Verse: 6:17
The Lord Your God Will Circumcise Your Hearts
Date: Dec. 7, 2020
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 30:6
And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
1. Turn to the LORD your God (1-10)
Although all those curses came upon them, there is hope if they return to 'the LORD your God.' God remains ever faithful to his people, even when they are disobedient. He longs to bless those who turn to him with all their heart and all their soul. He gathers and circumcises our hearts so that we may love him with all our heart and soul. Love precedes and enables obedience. Jesus said, 'Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching' (Jn 14:23).
2. Now choose life (11-20)
Moses believed that the secret to maintaining a love relationship with God was having the word on our mouth and heart. Paul agrees, revealing this word as the gospel message of salvation in Jesus Christ (Ro 10:8). Although the covenant is different, the decision set before us today is the same: life and death, prosperity and destruction. To choose life is to decide to love the LORD our God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. He is our life.
Prayer: Father, thank you for circumcising my heart. Help me choose life by loving and obeying the gospel message you have given me today.
One Word: Love him with all your heart and soul
