Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods….Deut. 11:16
In this chapter God warns Israelites through Moses, as they are about to enter the promised land. He reminds them of God’s miracles in bringing them out of Egypt: how He spoiled the Pharaoh and all of his land, how He destroyed the armies of Egypt in the Red Sea, and how He watched over them, nurtured them, kept them, preserved them all through the wilderness and what He did to those that rebelled against them. He warns them that when they come into the promised land, God is going to bless them as long as they love and serve God.
When we are sick or suffering from loss, when things do not work out the way we hope, when we are threatened with harm we can be tempted with discouragement. Also, when we are experiencing all comforts, we tend to forget God and turn towards evil ways. Let us be encouraged today to love and serve God and not be deceived by Satan’s wicked schemes but to obey all His commands by fleeing away from evil.