IDOK DEVOTION FOR MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010

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As I sit to write it is way early for a Saturday morning, but today and tomorrow hold promises of much, activity; so here I am.  And I am back in Deuteronomy 30.

Verse 8.  It would be so grand to have really good words to express to you what this verse ‘feels’ like when I try it on.  “And you shall again obey the LORD, and observe all His commandments which I command you today.

It feels like ‘Ahhh’ to me.  A sigh of great relief. The sigh one gives out when after a long, long journey, you finally arrive at home.  Like the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 when he finally arrived home and discovered his father’s warm embrace.  Ahhh!   It is goooood to repent and arrive again at the place of obedience.  It’s just Ahhh!

And I have one more Ahhh before I scoot off for the weekend.

11. “For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.

Which commandment is He speaking of?  Verse 10.   . . . if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul,

Turning to the LORD our God with all our heart and soul is NOT too difficult for us!  It is NOT out of reach for us!  That is truly Ahhh for me! To KNOW that in this mortal frame by obedience I CAN love the LORD my GOD will all that is within me — my whole heart and soul.   That my sisters and brothers is glorious!   We can love HIM with all our hearts and souls in the here and now!  Not just the sweet by and by.

How?  Verse 14. “But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe it.

Verses 12 and 13 tell us we don’t have to run here and there for what will enable us to love Him, we only have to obey the Word we already know.  The Word we already have with in.   (And be sure when we have learned to consistently obey what we already know, He will give us more and more.)  What we need we already have!  Just embrace it.   Ahhh!

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Ahhh and home again.  Thank You, ABBA.  Again, we have sat before You with our list of names and have called their names before You, asking for grace and help just where they need You.  Again, we pray for each IDOK Troop, for protection and a safe return home.  And tonight at the close of this weekend, I thank You for all the celebrating and I pray for each of our IDOKs and our Readers, asking You to give comfort and rest and peace in Jesus Name. Amen and amen.