What Does God Require of You? Trust Him and Honor Him

In our daily walk and prayer life, we should consider what God requires of us.  What does God require of me to do?  In Deuteronomy 10:12 and 13, Moses asks this very question, “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?”

As I read these verses, I see Moses using a technique I use in teaching children including the answers within the question.  Our own good God wants us to respect and trust Him, to show God in us in our daily walk, to love Him, to serve Him with all our heart and soul, and to keep the commandments and laws of God.

First on the list is “fear the Lord your God.”  In this context, “fear” means to respect, honor, and trust.  In regards to my own father, the farmer, I had great honor and respect for him.  He provided my needs and he lovingly trained me through his example of living.  Growing up on a farm with an earthly father who loved and trusted God, I witnessed the power and grace of God. 

Look at God’s creation.  I am always in awe of the majesty of sunrise, the crowning beauty of mountains in any season, the roaring waves of the oceans, the stillness of a lake at sunset, and all living creatures.  “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)  Our God, the creator of heaven and earth, is a sovereign God who knows all, and I trust and honor Him in all situations.

“How great is your goodness,

Which You have stored up for those who fear You,

Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,

Before the sons of men!

 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man;

You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.

 Blessed be the Lord,

For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.” 

Psalms 31:19-21

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