Deuteronomy 26:5-10 Our Own Time

 5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous. 6But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. 7So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. 8Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. 9And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.”

Our Own Time

“Israel spent some 400 years in Egypt. Yet in the course of God’s eternal plan, it was nothing more than a sojourn. We can often focus so much on our own time of trial or misery that we think that it defines our whole life; God saw Israel’s experience in Egypt as a sojourn.” (Guzik)

I believe the lesson we need to learn from these verses and commentary is this, no matter what we are going through if we focus on our own time of trial or misery we think it defines our whole life. 

But if we focus on the Lord Jesus first and foremost our hearts will slowly change from misery to love ❤️. Then Jesus defines our life as one of His children working for the kingdom of heaven.

Apostle Paul is a great example of this lesson. I pray we can all be like Paul and follow his example.

Can you be like the apostle Paul?

Blessings