I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Deuteronomy 3-4.

    In today’s passage Moses concludes his summary of the events which had happened between leaving Mt Sinai and preparing to cross the Jordan River. Having finished recounting the events of their lifetimes, Moses explained to them why it was important to remember those events, and why it was important for those not yet born to learn of those events. These events showed the power of God and the suffering which would be suffered by those who rebelled against Him. This passage reminds us that the events recorded in the Bible are not there to show us how great and holy any of the people listed were. The events were recorded primarily for two purposes: to show us how great and holy God is, and to show us the consequences of obeying, or disobeying, His commands.

    If we carefully follow God’s directions, we will demonstrate to those with the eyes to see and the ears to hear that we have wisdom and understanding. Our God is always near to us so that He can hear us when we pray, and see us when we need Him. Of course, that means He can also hear us when we say sinful things and see us when we do them.
    Which leads us to the part of this passage which offers hope to anyone suffering. No matter how far you have gotten yourself from God, this is for you. No matter how much of a mess you have made of your life. If you seek God with all of your heart and all of your soul, you will find Him. The fact of the matter is that God is near to you at this very moment, even if you have cursed Him and denied Him. All you have to do is start looking for Him and you will see that He is there waiting for you. It may take time, but everyone who truly seeks God will find Him. Even those who insist in looking in all of the wrong places will inevitably find God.