Category Archives: encouragement

May 12, 2017

Posted on May 13, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 30:6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. Some people try to say that the … Continue reading →

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May 11, 2017

Posted on May 13, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 28:2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God. This list of blessings is well known, and certainly seems attractive. A few of the things are so specifically agrarian that … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 26:14 “I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while I was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed … Continue reading →

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May 9, 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 26:11 And you and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household. Once again we have instructions that giving to God is … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2017

Posted on May 11, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 20:1 When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will … Continue reading →

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May 7, 2017

Posted on May 11, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 18:15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. Here we have God’s promise of provision of leadership. The thing is, too often people … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2017

Posted on May 10, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 18:1-2 The priests, who are Levites—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the offerings made to the Lord by fire, for that is their inheritance. They shall have … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 16:17 Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you. Here we have another hint as to why God tells us to give Him stuff, and specifically proportional things … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 15:4, 11 However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you. There will always be poor people in the … Continue reading →

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May 3, 2017

Posted on May 5, 2017 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 14:28-29 At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the … Continue reading →

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