📖 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full—then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage." -Deuteronomy 6:10-12 New King James Version
God desires for His people to have the best. He wants to provide for us so that we can be an example of His goodness to the world. God told the Israelites (who were His covenant people) that they were not to forget who gave them the cities that they did not build. They were not to forget who put them in a place where they would eat and get full. God did not just give them empty houses, but houses that were full of good things. He did not give them run down looking cities, but beautiful cities. God blessed His people immensely. Not out of obligation, but out of love. They didn’t determine the terms of the covenant, God did. All of this was God’s idea. God’s thoughts toward them were good, and He hasn’t changed. His thoughts toward us are good as well. He loves us and He wants to take great care of us.
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