"if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself." -2 Timothy 2:13

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

God will never forsake us.

to forsake: to abandon (someone or something)

He won't lead us and then leave us. He remains with us despite how we may feel.

...I have to keep reminding myself that.

Just An Image

You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire.

Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,

so that you do not become corrupt

and make for yourselves an idol,

an image of any shape,

whether formed like a man

or a woman,

Deuteronomy 4:15-16

To whom do you worship? To whom do you put your trust in? To whom do you put faith in? To whom do you compare yourself to? To whom do you admire? Who's opinion matters most to you?

an idol, is an image of any shape. Whether paper, plastic, photography, ink, skin, flesh, blood, personality...need I list more?

Do not become corrupt. Guard yourself. Our world is absorbed in these things.

My Authority and My Duty

Regulations within the Covenant (treaty) set forth by the God of the Universe towards the Hebrew people.

King of Israel's duty:

"When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites. It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees and not consider himself better than his brothers and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel." -Deuteronomy 17:18-20

It is the King's duty to read the law every single day. Why? To remind him that God is the king of the world, not him. Verse 20 implies that it is already a given that authority goes to the head, that is why the king is required to read the law every single day, as a reminder of where his authority lies in the grand scheme of things.

Today's sermon was on this. The speaker commented on how most of the time the Christian's excuse for not reading the Bible daily is due to busyness or not able to find time. Here is an example of someone, the King of Israel, commanded to find time. What do kings do? They run the whole country, negotiate with foreign kingdoms, prepare for battles, fight in wars, and yet the King of Israel is required to read the law every single day. I doubt any of us are busier than a king. I know I'm not.

Just a reminder to me, to stay in the Word daily.

I will not allow my authority over my life go to my head this week. It belongs to God. I gave it to Him, let Him use it as He sees fit.

"It is not necessary that we should discover new ideas in our meditation. It is sufficient and far more important, if the Word, as we read and understand it, penetrates and dwells within us." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer