Deuteronomy 7:12 (NRSV)
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Verse 12If you heed these ordinances, by diligently observing them, the Lord your God will maintain with you the covenant loyalty that he swore to your ancestors;
Devotion
Sounds good but it doesn’t work, at least not the way we hear it. I’ll do good for God and God will do good for me. Nice and neat. Only love isn’t neat. Love ignores the boxes we would wrap it in – busting out like King Kong – for our sake. Healing the brokenhearted requires a certain extravagance, after all. Still, pay attention. Law intends our good. Just don’t mistake it for the heart of God.
Prayer
Help my heart be steadfast, God. True, like yours, to your people and creation. True to You. Amen.