Deuteronomy 27:9-10 – “Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be quiet and pay attention, Israel. Today, you have become the people of the Lord your God. ¹⁰ You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word, I was challenged to the core of my being.  In Deuteronomy, I saw some revelatory things.   In Deuteronomy 27:9, Moses made an interesting statement at the end of the 40 years of wilderness: “Today, you have become the people of the LORD your God.”   It is interesting that he deemed them the people of God not while in Egypt or after deliverance (a type of salvation) but after the wilderness experience.

In Deuteronomy 28, we have the blessings and curses associated with God’s commandments. Verse 2 – “ALL these blessings will come to you in abundance IF you obey the LORD your God.”    In verse 15, we see the converse. “But if you ignore… then…”   In verse 34 is the revelation, “You will go insane from seeing all this…”   The calamity resulting from disobedience will drive you mad.

In Deuteronomy 29:9, we read the promise of success in EVERYTHING that comes with explicit obedience.  In Deuteronomy 30:1-2, we find God’s promise to reverse the curse when we return to Him.

Deuteronomy 30:6 reveals, “The LORD your God will also cleanse your heart and the hearts of your descendants (generational blessing) so that you may love Him with all your mind and being and so that you may live.”    It is like the song, the longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.   The more that I love Him, the more love he bestows.

The ability to love God totally requires the work of the Holy Spirit, which transforms the heart and purifies our minds.   The promised blessings and presence of God are for NOW!

Deuteronomy 30:11-20 gives a fantastic revelation.  This place of promise and presence is attainable NOW!   In verse 12, we read, “It is not in heaven, as though one must say, ‘Who will go up to heaven to get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?'”   In verse 14, we read, “For this thing is near you – it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it.”

Then, in verse 15, we discover, “Look! I have set before you TODAY life and we prosperity on the one hand and death and disaster on the other.”   We have choices!  We choose!   God offers we choose!

Jesus’ model prayer includes, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done ON EARTH as or Just As it is done in heaven.”    This is not for the future but for now! It is present tense, not someday!

We complain about our difficulties and times of struggle, but remember this – You can’t get to the Promised Land without going through the wilderness. In the wilderness, we become the people of God.   We become kings and priests.  We mature and manifest Him.  We learn victory through struggle and become more than conquerors.   The trials are just bumps in the road, not roadblocks.

So, I encourage you to “Choose life!”   God has set the table and is at the end of the wilderness! Victory is ours, for He has purchased it for us!

Let’s determine that we are going to live in Explicit Obedience and enjoy the fullness of His Promises.