Friday 11/11/22

An Invitation to All

📺️ Deuteronomy 30 🔊

¹And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,

 ²And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

 ³That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

 ⁴If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

 ⁵And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.

 ⁶And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

 ⁷And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

 ⁸And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.

 ⁹And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

 ¹⁰If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

 ¹¹For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

 ¹²It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

 ¹³Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

 ¹⁴But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

 ¹⁵See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

 ¹⁶In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

 ¹⁷But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

 ¹⁸I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

 ¹⁹I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

 ²⁰That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Written By: God through Inspiration

Penned By: Moses 

Date Penned: (1407 BC)

Overview: To Remind and Rededicate Israel to the Lord (c 1-34)

Theme: A Call for Commitment to God (c 29-30)

Message: Returning to the Lord (v 1-20)

Deuteronomy 30 Commentary

(30:1-6) God's Mercy - Moses told the Israelites that when they were ready to return to God, he would be ready to receive them. God's mercy is amazing, going far beyond what we can imagine. Even if his people deliberately walked away from him and ruined their lives, God would still take them back and give them inward spiritual renewal (circumcise their hearts). God wants to forgive us and bring us back to him, too. Some people will not learn this until their world has crashed in around them. Then the sorrow and pain seem to open their eyes to what God has been saying all along. Are you separated from God by sin? No matter how far you have wandered, God promises a fresh beginning if only you will turn to him.

(30:11-14) God's Calling - God has called us to keep his commands and reminded us that his laws are not hidden from us or beyond our reach. Have you ever said you would obey God if you knew what he wanted? Or have you ever complained that obedience is too difficult for a mere human? These are unacceptable excuses. God's laws are written in the Bible and are evident in the world around us. Obeying them is reasonable, sensible, and beneficial. The most difficult part of obeying God's laws is simply deciding to start now. Paul refers to this passage in Romans 10:5-8.

(30:19-20) A Challenge to Obey - Moses challenged Israel to choose life, to obey God, and therefore to continue experiencing his blessings. God doesn't force his will on anyone. He lets us decide whether to follow him or reject him. This decision, however, is a life-or-death matter. God wants us to realize this, for he would like us all to choose life. Daily, in each new situation, we must affirm and reinforce this commitment.

Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue in the book of Deuteronomy with Chapter 30 and we finish the new Address from Moses, his 3rd in this book, to this new generation of Israel. A Call for Commitment to God. In our text today we cover returning to God and the choice between life and death. In this passage we see that God wants all to come come to repentance. In making application we see how God loves all and it is us who reject Him and His free pardon of sin. What a call to humanity. It is the - Whosoever will - that will have their sin pardoned. It reminds me of being a child an playing a game to have someone else choose teams. As my friends were chosen it was me who failed to get an invitation to join the team. The opposite is true with our Lord. Call upon the Lord and he will allow you to join His team. How about you? Have you responded to the Gospel? Let us learn from today's text and see God's invitation to all.