Deuteronomy 30:(LY: vi) 11 For this mitzvah which I am giving you today is not too hard for you, it is not beyond your reach. 12 It isn’t in the sky, so that you need to ask, ‘Who will go up into the sky for us, bring it to us and make us hear it, so that we can obey it?’ 13 Likewise, it isn’t beyond the sea, so that you need to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea for us, bring it to us and make us hear it, so that we can obey it?’ 14 On the contrary, the word is very close to you — in your mouth, even in your heart; therefore, you can do it!
(RY: iv, LY: vii) 15 “Look! I am presenting you today with, on the one hand, life and good; and on the other, death and evil — 16 in that I am ordering you today to love Adonai your God, to follow his ways, and to obey his mitzvot, regulations and rulings ; for if you do, you will live and increase your numbers; and Adonai your God will bless you in the land you are entering in order to take possession of it. 17 But if your heart turns away, if you refuse to listen, if you are drawn away to prostrate yourselves before other gods and serve them; (LY: Maftir) 18 I am announcing to you today that you will certainly perish; you will not live long in the land you are crossing the Yarden to enter and possess.
19 “I call on heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have presented you with life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore, choose life, so that you will live, you and your descendants, 20 loving Adonai your God, paying attention to what he says and clinging to him — for that is the purpose of your life! On this depends the length of time you will live in the land Adonaiswore he would give to your ancestors Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov.” (Complete Jewish Bible).
"Life" by Cameron Pence
As Christians, it is no secret that we are not spared from the hurts and misfortunes that at times we must deal with in life. Sometimes this is because of our own careless decisions and sometimes this happens because of external conditions totally out of our control. We deal with this in many ways, but one of the most prevalent is to find a way to spiritualize giving up on life in hope of heaven. Now of course, heaven will be wonderful and there is certainly nothing wrong with acknowledging such. The problem is when this comes a place which deems our lives on this side of eternity, hopeless.God's offer of life to God's people has never simply been about going to heaven. God offers a purpose for all life, including and especially, the time we have here now. God's creation, though marred by sin, is still quite good. From the beauty of creation to the Church of Jesus Christ, the Lord continues to give us much in which to find hope. Let us then be thankful for both the promise of heaven and the time we have herd to love God and neighbor. Let us make the most of the life which God has promised.
"Thine is the Glory" by Edmond L. Budry
1. Thine is the glory,
Risen, conqu’ring Son;
Endless is the vict’ry
Thou o’er death hast won!
Angels in bright raiment
Rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave-clothes
Where Thy body lay.
2. Lo, Jesus meets us,
Risen from the tomb!
Lovingly He greets us,
Scatters fear and gloom;
Let His church with gladness,
Hymns of triumph sing,
For the Lord now liveth;
Death hath lost its sting!
3. No more we doubt Thee,
Glorious Prince of life;
Life is naught without Thee;
Aid us in our strife;
Make us more than conqu’rors,
Through Thy deathless love;
Bring us safe through Jordan
To Thy home above.
Refrain 3:
Thine is the glory,
Risen, conqu’ring Son;
Endless is the vict’ry
Thou o’er death hast won!
23 Examine me, God, and know my heart;
test me, and know my thoughts.
24 See if there is in me any hurtful way,
and lead me along the eternal way. (Psalm 139:23-24).
Please pray:
That many young people in Trinidad and Tobago will be called into Christian ministry.
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test me, and know my thoughts.
24 See if there is in me any hurtful way,
and lead me along the eternal way. (Psalm 139:23-24).
Please pray:
That many young people in Trinidad and Tobago will be called into Christian ministry.
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