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Day 5 Before Israel entered the Promised Land, God warned the people that the greatest danger ahead would not be the adversity of their enemies but the prosperity of their new circumstances. The particular challenge of living in “great and goodly cities, which they built not, and houses full of good things, which they filled not, and drew water from wells which they dug not, and ate of the vineyards and olive trees, which they planted not; so that when they had eaten and were full that they forget the Lord, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage” (Deuteronomy 6:10-12). There are at least two good reasons why we would do well to never forget our total dependence on God: First, our day-to-day acknowledgement of our most basic human needs keeps our eyes turned toward God (Psalm 145:15). Every negative emotion, such as fear and despair, results from not bringing everything to God (Philippians 4:6). This is also how we lose awareness of God’s continued presence. Second, we can be certain that a day will come when a challenge, hardship or ordeal will come that demands of us resources we do not possess (Psalm 49:5-13). If we have not learned God’s faithfulness in the normal affairs of life, we are not likely to suddenly learn the calm assurance of faith when assailed by life’s greatest tests and trials. #247daily
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