FRIENDLY REMINDER

Today's reading: Deuteronomy 7-9

"But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed." Deuteronomy 8:19 NLT

God's wonderful book is jam-packed with promises for His children.

Peace. Success. Favor. Presence. Forgiveness. Eternity. Just a few of the blessings, or gifts, God chooses to pour into our lives as we give our lives over to Him.

In all the excitement and anticipation of the things God offers us, we can lose sight of the things He warns us against.

Like in today's verse.

Don't forget the Lord and don't follow after other gods.

Forget the Lord? How could we!

Worship other gods? Never! 

And yet, we do.

In good times, we tend to stray from the Lord's side.

In times of plenty, we lean heavily upon the very blessings the Blesser has provided us.

Forget Him? Do we do it when we fail to pick up our Bibles? When we choose not to spend some time in prayer? Do we forget Whose day Sunday is?

Other gods? Might it be our past-times? Our free time? Our children? Our social standings?

When we choose not to keep God in the proper place in our lives, we choose destruction.

Not my words, His!