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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.
Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: "Keep all these commands that I give you today. When you have crossed the Jordan into the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you. And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I command you today, and coat them with plaster. Build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool upon them. Build the altar of the Lord your God with fieldstones and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God. Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God. And you shall write very clearly all the words of this law on these stones you have set up."
Deuteronomy 27:1-8
This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.
Up to now, we have seen Moses providing the instruction to Israel. As Deuteronomy, Chapter 27 opens, we see that Moses isn’t speaking alone. He is now joined by the “elders of Israel”. Together, they command Israel to “set up some large stones and coat them with plaster...(writing) on them all the words of this law”. They were to do this after they had “crossed the Jordan into the land the Lord” gave them…a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord…promised.”
The stones were then supposed to be “set up…on Mount Ebal”, used to “build…an altar to the Lord”. On the altar they were to “offer burnt offerings…to the Lord” and “sacrifice fellowship offerings…eating…and rejoicing”. In other words, the law-inscribed stones would form the foundation for Israel’s worship.
Through this short passage, we see how there was a premium placed on the word of God as a base for adoration and reverence toward Him. And proper offering would be given in acknowledgement and fulfillment of the commands he had given them…commands that He spoke expecting full obedience from His people.
Today, God’s expectation hasn’t changed any. He still expects us to use His word as a foundation for our worship but it goes even beyond that. He expects us to use His word as our foundation for all things in life…and He expects us to do so in obedience, adulation and admiration toward Him.
Let us never miss a chance to take God’s word, write it our hearts and then worship upon that solid foundation…a foundation that allows us to stand on solid spiritual ground, not sinking sand. And if you need some validation on this, remember these words from Jesus, our Savior…and Solid Rock:
“I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete." Luke 6:47-49
Question: How firm is your foundation? Your answer will depend on how well you take God’s word and put it into practice. My prayer is that every home’s foundation will be dug deep and laid in the God…the Rock of Ages…now and forever. Amen.
In Christ,
Mark
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