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It’s quite intriguing and inspiring to read words of faith that are more than 3,400 years old, yet still stir the heart as if spoken yesterday by a famous, compelling preacher.
The words are simple in structure, yet they drip with implications for individual and collective eternities.
Though crafted as questions, these two sentences provide powerful declarations of God’s love, His power and His perfection.
“What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to Him?
“And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?” (Deuteronomy 4:7-8).
Wow.
I find great comfort in these words.
They remind me of why I’m so glad to be a believer.
Many people worship gods that consist of buildings or statues or nature settings, life situations or even other people.
But those finite, decaying things can’t go with them everywhere they go in order to offer even the phony help that the veiled Satan promises.
And many people will surrender their wills to a body of false religious teaching in order to check the “gotta worship something” box in their souls.
But subscribing to a lengthy list of do’s and don’ts ultimately means nothing if the prescriptions for living are not paths of righteousness built with the perfect stepping stones of Jehovah’s laws handed down to Moses and other biblical authors.
Hmmmm……. a great God who is by my side whenever I pray to Him? And a great book of godly inspiration and instruction is mine whenever I grab it from the coffee table and open its pages?
Yes, I am truly blessed to have both of these through my faith in Christ.
It’s true that many other religions pray to God.
But not in Jesus’ name.
That means, if the Bible is true, that their prayers don’t have the access as do our prayers.
I’m glad that I can have direct access to God whenever I pray.
Take comfort, my friend, from Deuteronomy 4:7-8.
For as you do, you’ll experience the peace that your heavenly Abba Father wants for you until the day your faith becomes sight and God’s part-time presence becomes His forever presence.
As always, I love you
Martin
