Power In Words Deuteronomy 27:9-16 Police officers, secret-service agents, and soldiers make oaths that they will put their lives on the line, if necessary. Losing ones life in the course of such duty is honorable, but its painful for those who remain behind. In todays passage, Moses teaches Israel to put its life on the line. Once they are in the promise land, they will pronounce the blessings and curses of the covenant-blessings for faithful living, curses for disloyalty. The Levites will pronounce the curses, and the people will say, Amen! Pronouncing these blessings and curses amounts to making a vow, a promise to be loyal to God and enjoy his benefits, or to pay the penalty for disloyalty. We have to admit that the curse on sin is valid for us all. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Gods judgment is what we have coming, but in his mercy God offers his blessings as a gift. Christians put their lives on the line not because its their job but because its their calling. Theyve placed their lives in the hands of Jesus, who took the curse up¬on himself. In worship services all over the world today, Chris¬tians confess that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23). Will you say Amen! to that?
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:00:00 +0000
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