There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in His excellency on the sky. The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also His heavens shall drop down dew. Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places(Deut. 33:26-29).
As Moses watched the Israelites stand poised to take that first step, the joy in his heart overflowed. How wonderful it was to be the chosen of God! Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord. How blessed were the children of Israel, whom God had chosen from out of all the nations on earth to be His special possession (Deut. 7:6; I Pet. 2:9). The Israelites had done nothing to earn this designation; it was theirs by grace alone, a manifestation of God’s promise to Abraham.
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed (Gen. 12:1-3). These are the promises God gave Abraham and made manifest in the nation of Israel. These promises have been fully funded through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord and will come to final fruition in the last days. It is in these promises that our salvation was born, and it is because of these promises that we too can now proclaim with certainty: Happy art we: who is like unto us, O people saved by the Lord. There is no greater joy than that which comes from being enfolded into the family of God.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto Him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be His God, and He shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death(Rev. 21:3-8).
Thought For TodayThere is no path available to us to earn God’s love. What we must faithfully come to understand is that we have always had it.
Word Studies32:3 publish = proclaim; 32:19 abhorred = despised; 32:20 froward = disloyal; 32:41 whet = sharpen; 32:44 Hoshe’a = Joshua; 33:9 covenant = agreement; 33:15 lasting = everlasting; 33:28 corn = grain; 33:29 tread upon their high places = trample down their heathen altars; 34:2 utmost sea = Mediterranean; 34:6 sepulchre = grave; 34:7 abated = lessened; 34:12 great terror = marvelous deeds.
Christ Revealed:As our Rock (Deut. 32:31). Christ was that spiritual Rock (Petra) that followed (accompanied) them (I Cor. 10:4).
Pray For Staff:Judy McCrary • Government Officials: Sen. Mitt Romney (UT), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (IL), Rep. Joyce Beatty (0H), Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY) • Country: Timor-Leste (1,201,542) Southeastern Asia • Major Languages: Tetum, Portuguese • Religious Freedom • 96.9% Roman Catholic; 2.2% Protestant/Evangelical; 0.3% Muslim; 0.6% Other • Prayer Suggestion: Ask for your daily needs (Luke 11:3).
Optional Reading:John 3