Move Up

Today I read Deuteronomy 29:1-30:3 and John 8:1-24. My favorite verses are:

Deuteronomy 29:9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

John 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Once again God reminds His people to keep the words of His covenant. He includes a promise for prosperity for those who obey. But it is so difficult sometimes to obey God even when we know there are rewards for obedience and consequences for disobedience. Jesus tells us clearly what the problem is. We are “of this world”; we are not “from above”. Because God made us human, in the likeness of Adam, we are prone to sin. It is only by accepting Jesus as our Savior that we have any hope of leaving the realms beneath and going to the realms above. He lifts us up to a higher plane and makes us a part of God’s family. Thank you, God, for coming down to lift me up!