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Day 52 or February the 21st. God is faithful

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and keeps his promises. Our thoughts today are

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rooted in Deuteronomy chapter 1 verse 10. The

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Lord your God has increased your numbers so that

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today you are as numerous as the stars in the

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sky. Now the big picture surrounding this verse.

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It's been a long time, about forty years since

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the children of Israel left Egypt in the exodus

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under the leadership of Moses. Then they wandered

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in the wilderness, and a whole generation died.

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Now Moses addresses all the people as they prepare

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to enter the promised land. This is a new generation

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who can't remember living in Egypt. Even though

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Moses will not be entering with them, he is so

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positive about the God he has served so faithfully

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for the past 80 years. In these last days of

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ministry, Moses has much to tell them, beginning

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with a brief walk -through of the story so far.

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He looks back and reminds the people how faithful

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God has been to them, even though they have been

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a rebellious and stubborn lot since God rescued

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their parents from Egypt. The future looks bright.

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The future is in God's hands. And now today's

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action step. We have a God who history shows

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to be totally reliable. Moses reminds the Israelites

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that whilst God has been totally faithful, they

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have been anything but. This is a second chance

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that they do not deserve. Don't mess this one

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up as your ancestors did. We all know that memories

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fade and doubts creep in, even with the most

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faithful amongst his people. But we can succeed

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in following our God with a little thought and

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effort. Getting to know the Bible better is a

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great first step. It will strengthen your faith

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in Him and enable you to trust Him more each

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day. We tend to buy branded goods because we

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trust the name. We use daily service providers

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because they have been good to their word previously.

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Why not treat God as a reliable previous provider

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today and live your life as though He can be

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trusted and always wants the best for you? Because

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both of these are true.