Moses ended his life with a massive
speech, a song and a blessing for each tribe and Israel as a whole.
The whole of chapter 33 of Deuteronomy is dedicated to the
blessings Moses pronounced. It is a lovely and interesting chapter
to read. But for me personally what stood out are the blessings
Moses pronounced on Israel as a whole and that still stands for us
today. Let me quote a couple of Scriptures:
"Indeed, You love the people;
all Your holy ones are in Your hands." Deuteronomy 33:3
"The eternal God is your
refuge, and His everlasting arms are under you. He thrusts out the
enemy before you; it is He who cries, 'Destroy them!" Deuteronomy
33:27
"He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will bow low before You,
and You will trample on their backs!" Deuteronomy 33:29
How beautiful is that? We are safe
in the loving arms of our Creator. In Him is our refuge. He is our
protecting shield. We are safe.
Unfortunately we often don't trust
Him enough. Most of us are inclined to entrust our lives to other
things, like our money, our careers, our good medical assistance,
our investments, our security surrounding our house. We trust in
them to keep us secure and living in perfect health. If we have
enough money, we will be okay, if we have a good specialist around
the corner any illness can be cured, if we work hard enough we will
advance in our careers, if we invest money in certain schemes, we
are guaranteed of a good retirement, if we have good enough
security, we are safe. And we forget to put our trust in God, where
it is supposed to be.
Now although there is nothing wrong
to save money or to work hard or to have security or to listen to a
good doctor's advice, we must examine our hearts to make sure that
we don't trust in those things, but that we trust in God and only
use our money, good medical scheme etcetera to live within His
will.
There is a big difference and God
certainly knows when we place other securities above Him. He knows
our hearts and He knows whether we trust Him or the doctors or our
investments more.
We need to place God first in
everything, including our finances, our health and our security. He
is our refuge and we only have real security if we place it in Him.
Nothing else will last anyway. Give everything over to Him and ask
Him for guidance in your life before turning to anyone or anything
else.
Father, thank you so much that You
are there for us, no matter what. Thank you that You are in control
and ruling in our hearts. We are so thankful and grateful to You!
Please forgive us if we put anything above You, as we know You know
best at the end of the day. In Jesus' Name. Amen