Deuteronomy 29:1-30:10 ; Proverbs 10:1-10 ; Luke 18:31-19:10 "Block Monoprint, II" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink Block Print on Paper Today we come to Deuteronomy 29:1-30:10. In chapter 29, we read this interesting verse: “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law” (verse 29).  What are God’s “secret things?”  The secret things of God  include His myste

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 ; Psalm 47 ; Luke 18:1-30 "Perspective Study, I" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink & Colored Pencil on Paper Today’s readings give us much profound truth about which we should think and carefully meditate.  Deuteronomy 28:15-68 continues from yesterday with its conditional warning : “ … IF   you do not obey the LORD  your God …” (verse 15).  From this we can see that the blessings and curses of this chapter are contingent upon obedience , and as we

Deuteronomy 26:1-28:14 ; Psalm 46 ; Luke 17:11-37 "His Majestic Name" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pen & Ink on Paper Each of our readings for today is encouraging and comforting.  In the Deuteronomy 26-28 section, we have the record of God’s promises made and fulfilled to His people.  This segment begins with the regulations concerning “the first fruits of all the produce that the LORD God gave to the Israelites,” after they came into the land (verse 2).  The first fr

Deuteronomy 23-25 ; Psalm 45:10-17 ; Luke 16:19-17:10 "A Girl I Once Knew" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Caran d'ache on Paper The theme for all our readings today is “ remembrance ” – especially as emphasized in our Deuteronomy readings (cf., 23:4-7, and 21; 24:9; and 18-22).  In this section, we see once again that God is deeply concerned that we live appropriately and do the right things with a concern for personal holiness .  Here, God reiterates and emphasizes the

Deuteronomy 21-22 ; Proverbs 9:13-18 ; Luke 16:1-18 "Leaning Tree" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pen & Ink Sketch on Paper As we come to Deuteronomy 21-22, we recognize that today’s readings contain incredible truths about which we must meditate thoughtfully.  In Deuteronomy 21, God provided a legal means for prosecuting an unresolved murder.  We recall that murder pollutes the land  (cf., Numbers 35:33-34).  To protect the people and the land, in cases of unexplained

Deuteronomy 19-20 ; Psalm 45:1-9 ; Luke 15 "Afternoon in the Woods" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Watercolor & Gouache on Paper We continue in Deuteronomy today with chapters 19-20.  In chapter 19, the Lord expands on a topic we saw earlier in the book of Numbers (cf., Numbers 35).  Here, God tells them to “set aside for yourselves … cities of refuge … so that innocent blood will not be shed in your land” (verses 1-10).  Killing another human being is not always murder.

Deuteronomy 16:21-18:22 ; Psalm 44:13-26 ; Luke 14:15-35 "Uracher Wasserfall" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pen & Ink on Paper Deuteronomy16:21-18:22 reminds us that following God’s plan for our lives preserves and ensures our Christian effectiveness.  This section begins with God’s command forbidding the Israelites from setting up Asherah poles and sacred stones, both of which “God hates” (verse 26:21).  Such reprehensible trappings were of Canaanite and heathen origin