Bible Journey > Deuteronomy

I wrapped up Deuteronomy last week as I continued my journey through the Bible. Here are my thoughts and highlights:

• It’s important to continually develop new leaders keeping in mind that their leadership capacity will vary. Some will lead tens, some hundreds and some will lead thousands.
• God guards me when I’m walking through the wilderness.
• Part of Moses’ responsibility was to pass the torch of leadership to Joshua. In doing so, God instructed Moses to give Joshua courage and strength. Good mentoring involves more than teaching hands-on skills.
• "Just make sure you stay alert. Keep close watch over yourselves. Don’t forget anything of what you’ve seen. Don’t let your heart wander off. Stay vigilant as long as you live."
• It’s my responsibility, not the church’s, to teach my kids about matters of the faith. My life and my choices impact my children.
• "Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love him with all you’ve got."
• God made a nation wait for 40 years in the wilderness. Sometimes I have trouble waiting 40 seconds.
• Love and obedience always seem to walk hand-in-hand.
• Celebrations are a good thing. They help us remember stuff.
• "Don’t continue doing things the way we’re doing them at present… Until now you haven’t arrived at the goal." Go figure. It takes new approaches to get to a new place.
• God promises that if I follow his plan, I will live well. He wants me to live a good life.
• "Give freely and spontaneously. Don’t have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers God, your God’s, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures." It’s interesting how God ties how we handle our money with his blessing.
• When I enter the battle, I don’t need to waver, fear, hesitate or panic, because God is with me. Think that includes when I walk on the golf course?
• Timidity and cowardice are, unfortunately, contagious. "Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated."
• When a man married a woman, he was supposed to take one year off "simply to be at home making his wife happy." Wonder what God had in mind? There must have been a lot of dishes to wash that first year.