From our Torah this week (Eikev) we read: Remember all the way (אֶת־כָּל־הַדֶּרֶךְ) that the Lord your God has led you... (Deut. 8:2). We learn what is in our hearts by being tested in the dry places. From the day you left Egypt... you have been rebellious against God (Deut. 9:7). Moses rebuke was meant to awaken the people, to encourage them to search their hearts and confess who they were. Self-examination is essential for us to return to God, for otherwise we continue the cycle of pride-shame that binds us. We cant learn to walk as children of God until we are free of the need to defend ourselves. We come to the cross just as we are, full of brokenness and need, confessing that salvation is of the LORD. Vezakharta et kol haderekh - remember this all the way of our sojourn... God knows the whole way that you have come, and he is refining your heart for your ultimate good (Jer. 29:11).
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:15:00 +0000
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