Sweeter Than Honey The Lord is God Alone

Sweeter Than Honey: The Lord is God Alone

3/1/2022

Deuteronomy 4-6 is a beautiful passage where Moses reminds the children of Israel all that God has done for them and commanded them to do. If you really want to know Who God is, read these three chapters! Today, let’s thank God for Who He is. As you read these chapters, [grab a journal or sheet of paper and] list Who Moses says God is. Who Moses says God is from Deuteronomy 4:31-40: He is a merciful God, He will not leave you, He does not forget, He speaks to us kindly... #devotional #Biblestudy

From the Old Testament to the New, the eternality of God's Word is clearly proclaimed:

Job tells us, “I have treasured the Words of His mouth more than my portion of food” (Job 23:12).

Isaiah reminds us that, “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God endures forever” (Isaiah 40:8).

And Matthew records Jesus saying, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35).

God's Word is like an eternal Love Letter to us!

Have you ever received a love letter, friend? Did you read it? Did you read it just once, or did you read it over and over again? A Love Letter is a treasure when you love the One who sent it!

How would you like to read through God's Love Letter—His Word, the Bible, with a group of like-minded, Christian girlfriends? We're doing that over in the private, Sweeter Than Honey, Facebook group. Did you know you don't have to start a Bible reading plan on January 1? You can begin today! This simple plan, and an accountability partner, will help you succeed. Who will be your accountability partner? Share this post with them and invite them to the private Facebook group.

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Sweeter Than Honey is patterned after this Bible Reading Itinerary. On Tuesdays, here at the blog, I would love it if you and I could take a trip through God's Word and Sweeter Than Honey, together! I would also encourage you to Join us over in the private, Sweeter Than Honey, Facebook group, introduce yourself, meet new friends, and share your thoughts there as well. We're waiting for you!

Deuteronomy 4-6: The Lord is God Alone

Deuteronomy 4-6 is a beautiful passage where Moses reminds the children of Israel all that God has done for them and commanded them to do. If you really want to know Who God is, read these three chapters!

“For the Lord, your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that He swore to them. For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of Heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of. Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live? Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides Him. Out of Heaven, He let you hear His voice, that He might discipline you. And on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire. And because He loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them and brought you out of Egypt with His own presence, by His great power, driving out before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day, know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in Heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. Therefore you shall keep His statutes and His commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” (Deuteronomy 4:31-40)

Today, let’s thank God for Who He is. As you read these chapters, [grab a journal or sheet of paper and] list Who Moses says God is.

Who Moses says God is from Deuteronomy 4:31-40:

He is a merciful God
He will not leave you
He does not forget
He speaks to us kindly
He claims us for Himself
He is mighty in strength
He does great deeds
He is the One true God
He disciplines those He loves
He allows us to see His greatness
He allows us to hear His Words
He is a God of steadfast love
He chooses us for a possession
He brings us out of sin
His own presence dwells with us
He is great in power
He is a protector of those who belong to Him
He brings us into the fold
He gives us an eternal inheritance
He is the Lord of Heaven and earth
There is no other God but Him
The Lord is God alone

About Sweeter Than Honey

When I read God’s Word each morning, I find inspiration and insight that keeps my day on track. Join me on this journey. Let’s settle in with His Word—it’s His Love Letter to us. Did you know that? Let’s read it like a love letter, expecting to glean something for our walk with Him every day. Let’s look for peace in the chaos and strength for our weaknesses. Even on our busiest days we can carve out a few minutes to refocus on the important—the eternal. Can’t we? We may have to get up a little earlier, when the house is still and quiet, or stay up a few minutes after the others are all tucked in for the night, but we can do this! I know we can!

Let's be intentional about focusing on God’s Word and the truths found there. Let's let it inspire us to live out our faith each day in a way that causes those we come in contact with to want what we have found. God sees you. He knows you by name, He knows the number of hairs on your head, and He cares about every detail of your daily existence. He wrote you a Love Letter. Let’s dive in!

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10 Comments

Lauren Renee Sparks link

3/1/2022 09:52:06 am

Praise Him!

Patsy Burnette link

3/1/2022 10:28:24 am

I love these verses, Lauren, from today's reading as well:

“But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find Him, if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and obey His voice. For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that He swore to them.” Deuteronomy 4:29-31

THIS!! —> "For the LORD your God is a merciful God." :) So thankful!

Michele Morin link

3/1/2022 10:40:53 am

Deuteronomy is good reinforcement for all the truth about God our hearts develop amnesia over.

3/1/2022 10:54:22 am

So true, Michele!

"You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them

✔️ when you sit in your house, and
✔️ when you walk by the way, and
✔️ when you lie down, and when you rise."

Deuteronomy 6:7

Maryleigh link

3/1/2022 10:52:54 am

I am so very thankful God is a hands-on Father! Thank you for this scripture this morning!

3/1/2022 10:58:44 am

Me as well, Maryleigh!! :)

I love these reminders in Deuteronomy 6:10-12 “And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build, and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full, then take care lest you forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery."

jviola79@hotmail.com link

3/1/2022 12:20:39 pm

This was such an encouraging passage to read this morning. This blessed me > "But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you" (verse 4). As we hold fast to God, we find life.

3/1/2022 12:25:57 pm

That IS encouraging, Joanne!! LOVE THAT —> "As we hold fast to God, we find life." So much truth! HOLD FAST!!

Lisa notes link

3/1/2022 09:37:06 pm

I think about love letters I've received through the years and you're right that I've read them more than once! How thankful I am to have God's words of love to us.

3/2/2022 12:43:55 pm

I am thankful as well, Lisa. How much differently we might look at His Love Letter to us if it were no longer a freedom to read? It's a precious treasure—to be treasured in our heart, to be put to memory, to be cherished. God forbid we ever get to the point where it is no longer a freedom, but we could. We could.

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