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Deuteronomy 22:6-30 (Please read all verses) itemizes dos and donts, how to care for animals around our homes, how to protect ourselves and our homes, and acts of adultery and fornication men and women were stoned to death for under the law.

Thanks be to God our Father who has redeemed us from the curse of the law of sin and death through HIS Son our Lord and Savior JESUS The Christ who has given us a new life and way to live. We are now under grace.

So, being under grace, does that gives us license to sin? No! How else do we truly prove we love God? By keeping and obeying HIS words given to us. Do you intentionally hurt the one you say you love?

Sinning offends and hurts God, the ones we love, and ourselves. It brings shame, loss and diseases, it let’s the enemy into our home to destroy it. Is this truly what we want?

Love God, heal your family and yourself, flee immorality and every appearance of evil, resist the devil and he will flee. Then see joy, love, and peace increase for you in JESUS name, Amen.

First of, the last verse shared was supposed to be for caring for your neighbors things Deut 22:1-4 and not Deut 23:1-4. We continue this week from Deut 22:5 where God asks the woman not to dress as a man and for the man not to dress as a woman.

Is this really about clothing or dressing up? No it’s deeper! This goes against the order God set for us to live by, it spoke against the arrogance of some women attempting to subvert the authority of men, it addressed the abominable immorality of same sex relationships and lots more. God clearly made and distinguished man from woman and anything contrary to this was clearly rebellion against God Himself. So please, do not resist God or go against HIS will or what He intended for us in order not to suffer the consequences of disobedience.

Deuteronomy 22:5
5 “A woman must not put on men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the LORD your God.

Our God is worthy of all praise and thanks. Even if we praise HIM all day, everyday until forever, it will never be enough. So every moment you get a chance to do so, praise Him anywhere and anyhow.

Psalm 150:1
1 Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven!

Psalm 96:1-8
1 Sing a new song to the LORD! Let the whole earth sing to the LORD!
2 Sing to the LORD; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.
3 Publish his glorious deeds among the nations.Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
4 Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods.
5 The gods of other nations are mere idols, but the LORD made the heavens!
6 Honor and majesty surround him; strength and beauty fill his sanctuary.
7 O nations of the world, recognize the LORD; recognize that the LORD is glorious and strong.
8 Give to the LORD the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his courts.

Oooooooooh how grateful I am for all God has done, is doing and is about to manifest in our lives. Pause, think on it, HIS work is already finished being our Eternal GOD and so we, time-bound, only walk into all HE has prepared for us moment by moment.

So because HE is good, expect good things coming. Start now to Thank HIM for everything even your future blessing which are sealed to the promises in Christ that are Yes and AMEN. Give Thanks with a grateful heart always!

Happy Thanksgiving all.

Psalm 100:1-5
1 Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!
2 Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.
3 Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his.
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.

Do we care about our neighbors enough to give them help if they need it? If we saw our neighbor or their property in need or in danger, would you help? I think this is where love Thy neighbor as thyself applies. Don’t you?

Deuteronomy 23:1-4
1“If you see your neighbor’s ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don’t ignore your responsibility.a Take it back to its owner.
2 If its owner does not live nearby or you don’t know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it.
3 Do the same if you find your neighbor’s donkey, clothing, or anything else your neighbor loses. Don’t ignore your responsibility.
4 “If you see that your neighbor’s donkey or ox has collapsed on the road, do not look the other way. Go and help your neighbor get it back on its feet!

Mark 12:31
The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

If you ever wondered where cursed is anyone who hangs on a tree is first found, it’s in the verses in Deuteronomy below. Our Lord Jesus, took upon Himself all curses and now we are redeemed from the curse because of Him. Praise to our God who wrought our salvation in and through Christ our Lord and Savior, Amen!

Deuteronomy 21:22-23
22 “If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree
23 the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession.

Galatians 3:13
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

My Beloved, please take this dear to heart and plan to use this everyday until our Lord Jesus comes. Below is your strategy to win physical battles. Below tells us to identify your useful resources and manage them well. Don’t waste or misuse good resources rather manage them for long term use in honor of God and for your family’s gain. Anything else, be witty to use to overcome and disarm the enemy with in short, let nothing be wasted in your hands

Deuteronomy 20:19-20
19 “When you are attacking a town and the war drags on, you must not cut down the trees with your axes. You may eat the fruit, but do not cut down the trees. Are the trees your enemies, that you should attack them?
20 You may only cut down trees that you know are not valuable for food. Use them to make the equipment you need to attack the enemy town until it falls.

This has been hard to do, but I’m getting there. That is, getting rid of those things that distract us from God and His word. Those sins that easily overtake us. What are those for you? Lord help us in Jesus name, Amen!

Deuteronomy 20:15-18
15 “But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter. 16 In those towns that the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession, destroy every living thing. 17 You must completely destroy the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, just as the LORD your God has commanded you. 18 This will prevent the people of the land from teaching you to imitate their detestable customs in the worship of their gods, which would cause you to sin deeply against the LORD your God.

Hebrews 12:1
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Please, first seek peace. This is what God requests for us to do when dealing with our enemies at the verge of war. If we are to seek peace with enemies, how should we deal with friends, and even more critical family? Please pause for as long as you need, evaluate your relationships. Are you treating your family and friends like they are the enemy? How would God treat or handle them? Are we to follow God’s example?

Deuteronomy 20:10-13
10 “As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace.
11 If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor.
12 But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town.

Hebrews 12:14
14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

Romans 12:18
18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.

Please let us remember that some of us may be distracted or afraid as we all walk this life for Christ and our God. God understands and expects for those with family responsibilities or who are afraid to take care of home or their fears first.

Let the strong fight for the weak or unprepared. And then all share in the Victory and spoils of battle. After all, isn’t that what our Lord Jesus did for us fought our enemy, died on the cross, conquered death, hell and the grave to make us more than conquerors?

Deuteronomy 20:5-8
5 “Then the officers of the army must address the troops and say, ‘Has anyone here just built a new house but not yet dedicated it? If so, you may go home! You might be killed in the battle, and someone else would dedicate your house.
6 Has anyone here just planted a vineyard but not yet eaten any of its fruit? If so, you may go home! You might die in battle, and someone else would eat the first fruit.
7 Has anyone here just become engaged to a woman but not yet married her? Well, you may go home and get married! You might die in the battle, and someone else would marry her.’
8 “Then the officers will also say, ‘Is anyone here afraid or worried? If you are, you may go home before you frighten anyone else.’

1 Samuel 30:21-25 (For Context Read 1-31)
21 Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully.
22 But some evil troublemakers among David’s men said, “They didn’t go with us, so they can’t have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone.”
23 But David said, “No, my brothers! Don’t be selfish with what the LORD has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the band of raiders that attacked us.
24 Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.”
25 From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today.