Today is a beautiful day, because Moses blessed the tribes before he died, and he prayed for the Levites in their priestly role, “For they observed your word and kept your covenant. They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law;” (Deuteronomy 33:9b-10a ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Only by your mercy, Father, do I live and breathe. Only by your mercy am I able. I am powerless without them to come anywhere close to Paul’s admonition to me to present myself as a living sacrifice. Only by the covering of the Savior’s righteousness am I holy and acceptable to God. Only by … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God told Moses that Israel would forsake God and break the covenant after Moses died, so “Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, ‘Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant and to all the elders of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 31:9 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday Picture of the placard at the caves of Qumran.
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses renewed the importance and power of the covenant given in Horeb between God and his people to those who stood before him in Moab, speaking of God’s power and jealousy over the covenant, along with his wrath against those who dared to profane it. (from Deuteronomy 29 ESV) … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD to stand before the LORD and minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.” (Deuteronomy 10:8 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God sustained Moses, “When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. And at the end of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses encouraged God’s people, “because you listen to these rules and keep and do them, the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love that he swore to your fathers.” (Deuteronomy 7:12 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses reminded the people that, “The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb,” and then he read anew the ten commandments. (Deuteronomy 5:2 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because, “the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.” (Deuteronomy 4:31 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday