Deuteronomy and Luke

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Hebrews 13:8

(picture by Andrew Rog 2005- Los Angeles Crest)

It's so interesting how even Christians try to separate the God of the Old and New Testaments. A God of wrath and of love. But as I've been lead to study the old testament (Exodus and Deuteronomy) these last 3 months I have seen anything but consistency in the Word. God has always had a righteous wrath and will until the end of time. God has always had an unfailing love for His children.

(proof that I read the Bible! lol)

I found a great parallel between how the way of eternal life was set since the beginning. Read these two passages: "Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the LORD, you will live long in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Deut. 30:19-20 "One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus replied, "What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?" The man answered, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind." And, "Love your neighbor as yourself." "Right!" Jesus told him. "Do this and you will live!" Luke 10:25-28



If we obey the Lord, love Him, and commit ourselves to Him He is faithful to save. We should never claim to just follow the New Testament because the law reveals spiritual truths about our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus said that the law of Moses was right to inherit eternal life. God hasn't changed! We have just put Him in a box and conformed Him to our finite minds. God has amazing treasures hidden in His law that expound His unfailing love, His faithfulness when we are not faithful, His open arms to His children, His omnipotent knowledge that He knows all our sins and still loves us and longs for us to come back to Him. "This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you to understand, and it is not beyond your reach." Deut. 30:11 We can do it brothers and sisters!! It's not impossible we just have to ask for it and it will be given!



I leave you with a quote from Andrew Murray's book Absolute: Surrender: "God is waiting; Christ is waiting; the Holy Spirit is waiting. Do you see what has been lacking and why you have been wandering in the wilderness? Do you see the good land, the land of promise, in which God is going to keep and bless you? Remember the story of Caleb and Joshua (Old Testament) and the spies. Ten men said in effect, 'We can never conquer those people." Two said, "We are able, for God has promised.' Step out on the promises of God. Listen to God's Word: 'Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death' (Romans 8:2). Take hold of the promises and claim that God will do for you through His Holy Spirit what He has offered to do."

Andrew has chosen life!! hehe