In the first 6 verses of chapter 11, Moses is reminding the Israelites
of all the great things that God has done for them. As he references things,
like the defeat of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea, he reminds the Israelites
that it was not their children that witnessed these things, but rather the Israelites
themselves. It was as if he is saying “Hey, you were there, you saw all of
this! Don’t you remember how incredible it was? God did all this…all these
miracles, God did them! Don’t forget about them!” It is easy for us forget or
fail to acknowledge the great things that God is doing in our lives. Especially
with the passing of time, something that once astounded us about God may not
seem so incredible or breathtaking now. And when that happens, our belief in
God’s amazing ability may start to grow a little cold. Worldly thinking might
start to creep into the scene, convincing us that our current need is illogical
or just doesn’t make sense…so why bother hoping and why bother praying. Yet
when we look at simple parts of daily life…every day, simple things, we see God’s
mighty hand at work. Take our commutes for example. There are thousands of potential
hazards that surround us as we navigate powerful machines at high rates of
speed. Yet almost every single time, we arrive at our destination without a
scratch, safe and sound. That is not just a “lucky” occurrence or a result of
our masterful driving…it’s God providing safe passage. If we just take time to
pause and evaluate our daily lives, we can come up with hundreds of examples of
how God is providing, sustaining, securing, and improving our lives. It’s not
our doing…heck, without God’s perfect guide, we would be fumbling, stumbling
fools in this life. We are richly blessed to be the recipients of a waterfall of greatness from the hand of the one true
Lord! May we not forget it, may we never doubt it, and may we take time to give
thanks to the Lord above! To God be the
glory!
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