Deuteronomy 8:1-2 All the commandments which I command you this day shall you observe to do, that you may live, and multiply… I. Those words were addressed by God Himself to the Israelites. God has a right to call on each one of us to remember His guidance. Observe — II. These words were spoken to a people, the great majority of whom were ungodly, wicked people. God has been leading them. They do not think so. III. In calling us to remember, God has the most important practical purposes to answer. There is a moral purpose to every man's life. 1. Humility. 2. Experience. 3. Freedom. IV. There are many things we ought to remember. Infancy. Childhood. Opportunities of receiving truth. Trifling with religious impressions. V. There must come a time when we shall be obliged to remember. VI. Remembrance now will save us from all this. VII. The first effort to remember will be owned and blessed by a gracious Saviour. "I will arise," etc. (W. G. Barrett, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. |
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