Deuteronomy 8:18 You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. If you start thinking to yourselves, “I did all this. And all by myse (2024)

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What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 8 18? ›

God wants you blessed financially so that you can be a blessing to others. If you have a financial need in your life, begin to ask God to show you ways that you can produce wealth. God will show you a way that you can use things you're good at to make money. Then be open and willing to act on what God is showing you.

18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 8:18 New International Version (NIV)

But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Isaac sowed in a seemingly barren land and reaped a hundredfold because of the power to get wealth. Let the Spirit of God lead you in your finances and you will soon qualify to feed nations. Prayer point: Father by Your mercy, let me qualify to be your treasurer here on earth in Jesus' name.

Deuteronomy 8 tells us God's reason for putting Israel through difficulty in a hostile wilderness, and requiring them to rely on Him daily for their basic necessities. God did it for their good. He was training them to possess the Promised Land in a manner that would bring them blessing rather than destruction.

This is a promise from God through Moses. That God would raise up a prophet greater than Moses who would have the words of God in his mouth and would speak all, exactly as God commanded him. Now, this is the picture that we see of prophets throughout the Old Testament.

The Bible does not say God makes you wealthy; it says He will give you the power to produce wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18). That means, He will always give you something to put your hands to, anoint your ability, and bring THE BLESSING on the scene when you are obedient to His commands.

God's blessing of wealth is usually obtained by great wisdom and responsibility and through discipline, hard work, saving, investing, and seeking God's will. Occasional, Biblical wealth is obtained suddenly by a great blessing such as an inheritance, oil and gas discovery or great invention.

Whenever we disobey God's commandments, it is evidence that we no longer remember Him. The Bible says that 'Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments' — If you forget God, you will certainly forget His laws.

Deuteronomy 18:18–19 Prays That Jesus' Name Is Known

So God, we pray that you would help us to make the name of Jesus known among all the nations, among all peoples, among people right around us. God, use us to share the gospel today, we pray, and people far from us.

What does God require of us Deuteronomy? ›

“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. And you must always obey the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.

Numbers 6:24-26 New King James Version (NKJV)

“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” '

Binding and loosing is originally a Jewish Mishnaic phrase also mentioned in the New Testament, as well as in the Targum. In usage, to bind and to loose simply means to forbid by an indisputable authority and to permit by an indisputable authority.

The principle of oneness is that the old dependence ceases as one "leaves", and the single status you once had shifts to "cleave" as husband and wife. Leave means to untie or to break and cleave means to stick like glue. When we leave the old and cleave to the new, we become one flesh.

' But you shall remember [with profound respect] the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers, as it is this day.

They “enlarge the borders of their garments,” supposedly showing an uncommon reverence for God's commands. What can we learn from this teaching? 1) Real religion is not done to be seen. “But all their works they do to be seen by men”(Matt 23:5). Their behavior—right down to their dress—is calculated to impress.