“…Hear, O Israel, the statues and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them” (Deuteronomy 5:1).
What makes a commandment negative to me?
Is my heart set to listen that I may learn, keep, and do?
Who is the Lord to me? (See verse 6 to get my drift: To the Israelite, He was “the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of….”)
![[Hear...that ye may learn, and keep, and do (Deuteronomy 5:1)]](/pantinghart/wp-content/hearthat-b.jpg "Hear...that ye may learn, and keep, and do (Deuteronomy 5:1)")
| Reading: Luke 2:8-20 |
“And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night” (8).
Those shepherds had a place to be and a job to do. So they were away from town. And they were up at night.
But God could find them when they needed to hear something from Him.
And God could find them when He had something different for them to do, even a temporary assignment.
God can find me, too.
So let me do the job I have now.
Maybe He has something different for me to do. Later.
Meanwhile, I need faithfulness and cheerfulness and vision and purpose for the job I have now.
Oh, and peace and goodwill as well.
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