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“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.” Deuteronomy 4:1-2

Today’s verses have a few steps that we should follow in our every day lives.

1) Listen — “Now therefore hearken, O Isreal, unto the statutes and unto the judgements, which I teach you”

Here we see what the first step is… Listen. But listen to what? Listen to TV? Listen to the world? Listen to your family and friends? No… we are to listen to the Word of God — the Bible.

2) Live — “for to do them, that ye may live”

This isn’t talking about “living” such as breathing, but this is talking about Living out the Word of God. We are to Listen to the Word, and then Live out the Word (do it!)

3) Don’t Add or Subtract from God’s Word — “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it”

How many times do we find ourselves doing this? If we read something in God’s Word that sounds too “hard” then we just skip over it or forget about it or twist it around to make it more “fitting” to our lifestyle. But we aren’t to twist around the Word of God to fit our lives… but we are to twist around our lives to live the Word of God!!

4) Keep the commandments — “that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.”

This isn’t an option. We are COMMANDED to keep the commandments of the Lord our God! He gave us those commands. Not just because it was a “nice” thing to do. Or to make us “feel” good. But He gave those commands for us to DO THEM and KEEP THEM!

These may be 2 small verses, but they are packed with commands from God. Are you following out what these verses say? Are you being obedient to God in ALL areas of your life? Are you bearing fruit in your life?