So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.
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… It's amazing. Look at Deuteronomy chapter 8 verse 5 says, you should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you. Why? Because he has affection for you and I. I'm going to run through this. In fact, let's look at this. God's going to correct you and I in this order and in this way. It may vary a bit in some translation into your life or my life, but I want you to watch this. Christian, I'm speaking to you. When he corrects us, he will patiently wait. So God sends you, maybe you're not even a Christian right now, but he's calling you. And he's speaking to you and you kind of feel called out even this morning and I didn't even say anything. I didn't even know your name. But you feel like, man, I'm kind of in the hot seat ever since you opened your mouth. I had nothing to do with this. he's been patient with you. …
… and let's look at it really quickly he says in verse 2 he says and you shall remember the lord you shall remember that the lord your god led you all the way these 40 years in the wilderness but watch this so that was the what but here he gives the why to humble you and to test you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments and know. That is the statement right there. He tells them. He reveals to them. And if he reveals it to them later, that meant that there was some sort of profit in him not showing it to them while they were in it. Oh, we're going to have a good time today. And for us, it speaks to how sometimes there are things happening, perhaps in your life right now that what you can't see is God doing something behind the scenes and it may not make sense now but there will come a time in your life where it will track with me and so so you know people ask me sometimes they say you know if you had to tell your your younger self one thing there's one thing you'd have to tell your younger self or if you had to tell the younger generation, if there's this one tip you would give them, one thing you would want them to understand, what is it? …
… and may enter and possess the land. There's our word, possess the land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors. Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these 40 years to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone. Jesus is going to quote this later in the talk today, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. And look what happened to them in the wilderness. Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these 40 years. Now, if you're in my demographic, that means something to you and you're kind of happy about that. If you're not, just move on. Isn't that fun? I was hoping somebody would enjoy that. Younger people don't know. That's okay. That's fine. Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. For the Lord your God, this is where I want you to focus, is bringing you into a good land, a land with brooks and streams and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills, a land with wheat and barley, vines and …