But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today. (Deuteronomy 8:18)
Moses reminds the Israelites to have a realistic awareness of their dependence on God for all of their needs. There is a subtle temptation to build our own kingdoms and temples. Our culture is full of self-serving opportunities. God’s Word reminds us to “be fruitful and multiply” for His Name’s sake. It’s the Spirit of God who animates and motivates us to fulfill His purpose in our everyday, ordinary lives.
The text says, “Remember the Lord your God.” A. J. Heschel writes, “‘To remember’ means literally to re-member the body, to bring the separated parts of the community of truth back together, to reunite the whole. The opposite of re-member is not forget, but dis-member.”
How might you re-member today?
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