12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? 14 Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. 15 Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. 18 He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. 19 Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 20 You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.21 He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen. (Deuteronomy 10)
As God has Moses preparing the replacement tablets for the Ten Commandments, He gets to the heart of the matter: What does God really want from me? He wants obedience from the heart of His people. It is far more than a list of rules. It is recognizing Who He is and what He is like. He is the Creator and the One who chooses to love. He is powerful, but not partial, just, and compassionate. We tend to be stubborn and selfish. When we truly obey from the heart we will find ourselves being like Him: compassionate, trustworthy and just. May we resemble Him more today.
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