How do you remember?
When we were kids, we thought about what would make us happy, and when we hit those targets later on... the scoreboard had changed, and we wanted more. Later on, we achieved more... and once again, the target had moved. Our appetites had grown. We grew accustomed to success and forgot about where we'd come from. We get comfortable.
Moses is trying to set up a practice to help the people remember. He wants them to remember, once they get into the promised land, where they have come from and how they got there. Moses wants them to remember all that God has done for them, so they don't start grumbling as soon as things go wrong. Moses wants them to be anchored in their identity, so they don't drift away from God, growing comfortable in ease and not thinking about all that God did to free them from slavery.
So how do we remember all that God has done for us? How do we continually remind ourselves that we have been bought with a price, that God loves and treasures us, and that we have been set free for a purpose, and we should live in gratitude towards God?
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