by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
“Know this day that I am not speaking with your sons who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of Yahweh your God<\/em>” (Deuteronomy 11:2).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Deuteronomy 11 keeps pressing the point that obedience is tied to remembering what God has already done.<\/p>\n
In Deuteronomy 11:2, He’s telling the people to stop acting like spectators. They had firsthand experience with God’s correction and provision. They weren’t guessing; they knew.<\/p>\n
This chapter pushes against selective memory. Israel had seen God’s power, but they also saw the consequences of ignoring Him. Moses wants them to connect those experiences to their future choices. It’s a simple principle. If you’ve seen what happens when you drift, don’t drift. If you’ve seen what happens when you trust God, trust Him.<\/p>\n
We tend to treat our past with God like disconnected episodes. Moses says to treat it like data. Look at the patterns. Look at what actually happened when you followed God versus when you didn’t. Deuteronomy 11 invites you to make decisions based on what you already know to be true, not on whatever feels convenient today.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores “Know this day that I am not speaking with your sons who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of Yahweh your God” (Deuteronomy 11:2). Deuteronomy 11 keeps pressing the point that obedience is tied to remembering what God has already done. 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