If you heed these ordinances, the Lord your God... will love you, bless you, and multiply you.
Deuteronomy 7:12-13a
This passage is a straightforward reminder that we have a contract with God. God loves and watches over us at all times, but He is at once powerful, loving, jealous and vengeful. He expects something in return. In order to abide in His love, we must observe His commandments.
God guides us through the most difficult of challenges. Just as God brought His chosen people to the promised land and helped them defeat many more powerful nations along the way, He will be with us through our own times of strife. God’s love is truly wondrous and great, but it doesn’t come without expectations of us.
As we reflect on this passage, it helps to remind us that we must do more than ask God for His blessings. We must also ask ourselves what we have done to uphold our end of our covenant with Him.
Claire and George Pickart
