Deut 3-4 Chaos Swirling Alongside Truth's Anchor

February 28th, Deuteronomy 3-4

       Life takes twists and turns. Great days are followed rain, a trip to the mechanic is followed by everything "coming up roses." Sometimes a string of one of those types of days will get strung together and we end up wondering if there is hope or how life could get any better. In the ebb and flow of life it's important to know that there is something to hang your hat on. If things are going bad God hasn't forsaken me, if things are going well, just wait it'll turn around!!
       This story of God's interaction with humanity certainly reflects our lives. Moments of triumph and  celebration alongside moments of heartache. We see it in people glad to be free from oppressors as well as longing to return to them. We see it in God as he longs to bring His people to this land He promised along with destroying them and starting fresh. Every once in awhile we need to push the reset button and get back to the heart of the matter.
       I love todays verses because it has one of those expressions in it. It sums up the truth that we should remember in the middle of all that lives around us. From Deuteronomy 4...

³⁷ And because he loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them^[a] and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power, ³⁸ driving out before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day, ³⁹ know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. ⁴⁰ Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”                                              Deuteronomy 4:37-40

      So if your in one of these high/low patterns, push the reset button and remember the base facts in these verses. God chose you, gives you strength not your own, is giving us an inheritance, and that there is no other like him. He asks us to obey so our children will be blessed and that we can dwell long in his blessing. That's the rock in the reality of life. Praise be to God!!