Mar 26 - The Lords Covenant At Mount Sinai

Today Moses calls the people of Israel together again and tells them to listen carefully to the decrees and regulations that he was giving them and to obey them because they are from the Lord. "The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai. The Lord did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today. At the mountain the Lord spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire." Then he repeats the 10 commandments that the Lord gave them. "You must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on doorposts of your house and on your gates." You think these commandments are serious for God. Moses repeatedly tells them they must obey the laws and decrees from the Lord and tell their children about how the Lord saved them from Egypt.

Jesus raises the dead today. How would you like to be around to see that! He simply says "Young man, I tell you get up." This of coarse caused the news about Jesus to spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside. John the Baptist sent his disciples to ask Jesus "Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?" His response to Johns disciples was to go back and tell him about all the miracles they had seen and tell John, "God blesses those who do not turn away because of me." Which I'm guessing John the Baptist knew that was the long answer for yes?:)

I thought the proberb today was cool. Proverbs 11:29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise.

One of the last places I would think anyone would ever want to bring trouble is to the family. But as you can see by these high profile affairs and mess ups it certainly brings the winds of a major storm when they do! I use the thought of my children. If I can't say or do it in front of my wife or children then I probably shouldn't do it.