Summer Deuteronomy 8:7-19

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills. Deuteronomy 8:7-9

…God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment …God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 1 Timothy 6:17b …for it is he (God) who gives you the ability to produce wealth… Deuteronomy 8:18a The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. Proverbs 10:22

First Response Have an attitude of gratitude When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. Deuteronomy 8:10 Have an attitude of gratitude

First Response Isn’t everything you have and everything you are sheer gifts from God? 1 Corinthians 4:7 (The Message)

Second Response Have a will to obey Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. Deuteronomy 8:11 Have a will to obey

Third Response Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Third Response He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions… Parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

Third Response …He brought you water out of hard rock. He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. Deuteronomy 8:12-16

Third Response Don’t forget where you came from The Gospel God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21

Fourth Response But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 8:17-19

Fourth Response Be a blessing “… all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:3b Be a blessing

Overview An attitude of gratitude A will to obey We must not forget where we came from We must be a blessing

Take-away We get ready for our next season God will bless us with more