March 21 - Deuteronomy 31:30-32:52 | Psalm 90

Good morning everyone,

This morning we begin our reading with a song God asked Moses to write for the Israelites. God knew that His precious children were going to fall prey to the temptations, idols and false gods of the people dwelling in the land they were to take possession of, the Promised Land so He said to Moses “ There’s one more thing I want you to do, write down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them.” So Moses did, he wrote down the song God had for him that day and taught it to the Israelites. He had already written down the entire book of Deuteronomy that was to be read aloud every seven years so the people would not forget but here God is making it so much easier for the people to remember. Seriously, think about how easy it is for you, for us to remember song lyrics. I see an ad for Flintstone vitamins and I immediately start singing, “Flintstones. meet the Flintsones, their a modern stone age fam-il-eeee. From the town of Bedrock … well you get the picture. My brother and nephew are all the time putting one line from a random song up on Facebook and the other will almost immediately follow with the next line or chorus. Songs stay with us forever, and so it was, God had Moses put into song the brief history of Israel, reminding the people of their mistakes, warning them to avoid repeating those mistakes and offering hope that comes only by trusting God.

That same day the Lord told Moses to climb Mount Nebo where he could take a last look at the land he would not enter and then he would die there, joining his ancestors. Not once do we read that Moses was angry or bitter because he would not get to set foot in the Promised Land. He was not vengeful or ever unwilling to complete any task God asked him to do. He knew he had dishonored God, betrayed Him with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah, in the wilderness of Zin and therefore accepted the consequence of that choice. Moses was 120 years old when he died and what a full life He lived.

We also read today Psalm 90, the oldest Psalm in the Bible and the only Psalm that Moses wrote. A prayer to God to have compassion on His people, a plea that He will show them His love, give them cause for joy and continue to bless them. To me it paints a picture of how huge and forever our God is and how we, as humans, mere mortals, are not. The short time we have on earth is but a blip on a radar screen compared to the eternity we will spend in heaven. While here, we should be making every moment count, living our lives for the day we’ll go through those pearly gates to our heavenly home, where our Lord will say, “Well done good and faithful servant.” Amen?

I pray you have a truly wonderful day and to God be the Glory.

God bless you all …