By Pastor Dr. Aggrey Soyekwo
Deuteronomy 30:11-14 "Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it." - NIV
These were Moses’ parting instructions to Israel. He sought to let them know that the commands of God were not too difficult to obey. Nor were they too far in heaven or over the seas so that an excuse comes for failure to get there and to obey. Instead, it was right there with them, in their mouth and in their hearts. All they needed to do was respond.
In decisions to obey and serve God, some find it very difficult and imagine it to be a huge impossible task. God never makes anything very complicated for us. It is instead our hardness and stubbornness of heart, and when torn between conflicting issues that makes obedience to God difficult. Some of the things we go so far to achieve, do too much to impress, and perform many rituals to win God’s favour and get His attention and answers, are right with us. But many miss it!
The simple message is to just trust and obey. Many of us know what God’s word says and expects of us in the different situations and conditions that we are in. But instead of simply do what He tells us to do and speak forth His word in faith, we engage in all sorts of complicated maneuvers. The word is near you. Read, listen and study it. Believe it in your heart, speak it out of your mouth and watch what God can do in response.
Jeremiah 1:12 "The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.”
Shalom children of God.