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Day 52 or February 21. God is faithful and keeps His promises.

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Our thoughts today are rooted in Deuteronomy 1 verse 10.

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The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in

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the sky. Now the big picture surrounding this verse. It's been a long time, about 40 years,

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since the children of Israel left Egypt in the Exodus under the leadership of Moses.

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Then they wandered in the wilderness and a whole generation died. Now Moses addresses all the

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people as they prepare to enter the promised land. This is a new generation who can't remember living

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in Egypt, even though Moses will not be entering with them, he is so positive about the God he has

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served so faithfully for the past 80 years. In these last days of ministry, Moses has much to

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tell them, beginning with a brief walk through of the story so far. He looks back and reminds the

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people how faithful God has been to them, even though they have been a rebellious and stubborn

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lot since God rescued their parents from Egypt. The future looks bright. The future is in God's

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hands. And now today's action step. We have a God who history shows to be totally reliable.

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Moses reminds the Israelites that whilst God has been totally faithful, they have been anything but.

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This is a second chance that they do not deserve. Don't mess this one up as your ancestors did.

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We all know that memories fade and doubts creep in, even with the most faithful amongst his people.

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But we can succeed in following our God with a little thought and effort. Getting to know the

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Bible better is a great first step. It will strengthen your faith in him and enable you to

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trust him more each day. We tend to buy branded goods because we trust the name. We use daily

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service providers because they have been good to their word previously. Why not treat God as a

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reliable previous provider today and live your life as though he can be trusted and always wants

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the best for you? Because both of these are true.