March - Day 18

Deuteronomy 9-12 - God tells them that the Nations they face will be more powerful than they are, but he will cross ahead of them and subdue their enemies. For us, we should recognize that the battles ahead of us are greater than we can handle on our own, but if we will trust in God and follow his lead, he will win the battles for us.  He does this not because we are good, but because he is. 
- What God requires or desires form us is simple - fear him, live in a way that pleases him, and love and serve him with all your heart and soul.  He grew the nation of Israel from 70 to becoming as numbers as the stars in the sky.  God fulfills his promises.  Then God explains that our choices will determine the direction and quality of our future.  Obedience leads to blessing, but sin leads to disaster.  We have a choice between blessing and curses.  It is our responsibility as parents to pass God's truth down to the next generation.

Psalm 65 - God deserves all praise.  He is the only hope we have.  He is then who sends rain and causes things to grown.  Send your rain on us God, your spiritual rain!

Matthew 26:57-75 - The crowds crucified Jesus for claiming to be the Messiah - and he was.  We are often deceived by our own expectations.  We need to be humble in order to recognize God's ways because his ways are not our ways.  Jesus told Peter he would deny him 3 times, and even though Peter was adamant that he wouldn't, he did.  But God restored Peter and he became the leader of the church in Jerusalem.  I am grateful for a God who knows my sins before they happen, yet still restores me.

Romans 11:25-36 - Israel will always be God's people even though they have rejected him.  It is impossible to understand all of God's ways.  All things come from God and exist by his power and are intended for his glory.  There is nothing that we have that God did not give us and his desire is that we use all that he has given us to bring him glory.