Meditation

Hi there,

So far, we've copied out two sections of the "Shema": Deuteronomy 6:5-9 and Deuteronomy 11:13-21.

To recap, the first verse of the "Shema" is considered the essential declaration of the Jewish faith — the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.

The passage that follows details how that faith should be lived: Love God with all of your being, teach it to your children, recite it when you wake and lie down, and bind it as a symbol on your body.

The second section identifies the blessings if God’s commands are heeded, and what will happen if they are not.

Living according to God’s command will result in rain in its proper season, the gathering of grain, wine, and oil, grass in the fields for cattle, and abundant food.

But if God’s will is flouted and foreign gods are worshipped, none of those blessings will be enjoyed.

Yesterday's passage and today's make the essential point that we are prone to wander, so we must intentionally build remembrance into our lives through every mental and physical means possible.

We remember by design, not by accident, even down to the command to weave tassels (tzitzit) into garments, so the memory is literally worn on the body.

Today's passage is Numbers 15: 37-41

Tassels on Garments

³⁷ The Lord said to Moses, ³⁸ “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

³⁹ You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.

⁴⁰ Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God. ⁴¹ I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God.’”

Encouragement

²³ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

²⁴ And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, ²⁵ not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hebrews 10:23-25

Andy

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