ASLC Devotions - Monday

Deuteronomy 8:6 Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him.

As part of his big long speech before the people finally enter the promised land after escaping from slavery in Egypt and after wandering in the wilderness for 40 years, Moses summarizes the law for them. Before they settle down to live together as a free people (subject to God), Moses wants to remind them of the ways that God has laid out to make life liveable in community. Moses wants them to understand the boundaries of freedom, the way of life that leads to hope and life. So most of the book of Deuteronomy is a rehash and reinterpretation of these rules and community-life guidelines.

In one way, Moses summarizes all the laws and all the rules with this one simple phrase: "walking in his ways and by fearing him." Walking is a wonderful metaphor for life. How do you walk? Do you walk with your head down afraid to look anyone else in the eye? Do you walk dominating the sidewalk and not letting anyone else have the right of way? Do you walk in front or in back? Do you try to stick somewhere in the middle? How do you walk in the world? Today, focus on your walking. Walk humbly with others, seeing everyone you meet as the face of God. See how it affects your walk.

In Christ,
Pastor Seth

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