“But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God” (Deuteronomy 8:18).
The children of Israel are camped in the plains of Moab. Moses will only be with them a few more months before his death. Deuteronomy, or as the Hebrews refer to it, the book of “Words” (Deuteronomy 1:1), contains admonitions from Moses concerning the way of blessing and obedience to the Lord. Here in Deuteronomy 8, Moses speaks these “words” about the importance of remembering. It’s part of the bigger address with more “words” about remembering in several of our chapters. They were to remember the Lord by remembering His grace (5:15), His provision (7:18), His guidance (8:2), and His holiness (9:7). They were to remember the awesome deliverance from Egypt (16:3). The earlier generation forgot about the Lord and His power. They focused on how big their enemies were and not on how big their God was (Numbers 13,14). Great lessons for us today to remember Who He is and what He is doing.
For today: I want to be intentional in remembering the LORD my God and walking in His ways. How about you?