03-23-2020 - Facing the Consequences of our Choices

Deuteronomy 32:44–47 NLT

44 So Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people. 45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to the people of Israel, 46 he added: “Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of these instructions. 47 These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.”

Moses Commands Observance ()

There is a Real Need for the Modern Church to PAY ATTENTION

- Take Heed that you do fall

- According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.

- Give attention to the public reading of Scripture

- For this reason we pay much closer attention to what we have heard so we do not drift away

Deuteronomy 32:48–52 NLT

48 That same day the Lord said to Moses, 49 “Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own special possession. 50 Then you will die there on the mountain. You will join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors. 51 For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there. 52 So you will see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.”

Deuteronmy 32:48-52

Moses Comes Face to Face with the Consequence of His Choices ()

The Bible is clear, Sin has consequences - not all are immediately observable...

- But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.

- There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

- If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

- But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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