Day 347 - Deuteronomy Monday (Chapters 26-28)
“When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there.” (Deuteronomy 26:1-2 ESV)
“God’s grace to Israel is celebrated as they are reminded of deliverance from slavery in Egypt, the gift of land, and being holy people chosen as the Lord’s treasured possession. Also described is Israel’s response in the offering of firstfruits, the payment of the tithe for the sake of the needy, and a promise to keep the Lord’s command. Like Israel, our joyful response is to serve the Lord with good works. Baptism celebrates God’s grace given to us; deliverance from the slavery of sin, the promise of an inheritance in God’s heavenly land, and being declared a saint even now.” (Concordia Study Bible, CPH, 2009, page 318)
Thank You, almighty God, for delivering me from the slavery of sin, the punishment of eternal death, and the power of the devil. May I show my gratitude by my Christian living and giving. I ask this in the name of my Savior, Jesus. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
The following link is to the 52 Week Reading Plan Bible upon which these devotions are based. http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf
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