Deuteronomy 29

What a powerful example we find of God's grace in verse 4, "Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind t understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear." If He had, would they have not rebelled? No. We must trust the sovereignty of God and also the justice of His nature. If He withheld revelation, it was to protect them from further judgment. Luke 12:48 reminds that to whom much is given, much is required...not just with material possession but with righteousness and revelation.

I want to point out as well the hope we should find, centuries later, in verses 14 and 15, "I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you, but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God and with those who are not here today." This isn't referring to absentees but the generations to come! Galatians 3:29 tells us that if we Christ's, then we are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise! God has made an oath to us if we are Christ's faithful!

Pastor Fred