Homilist Deuteronomy 8:1-2 All the commandments which I command you this day shall you observe to do, that you may live, and multiply… I. LIFE IS A JOURNEY. "All the way." 1. Intricate. Perplexities and difficulties in every stage and turn. 2. Eventful. Changes in every step. All is shifting. 3. Unretraceable. 4. Perilous. Poisonous streams, noxious herbs, venomous serpents. 5. Solemn. Leads body to grave and spirit to heaven or hell. II. LIFE'S JOURNEY HAS A GUIDE. "The Lord thy God led thee." 1. The guide thoroughly understands the way. 2. The guide has resources equal to all possible emergencies. III. LIFE'S JOURNEY CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. "Thou shalt remember." 1. Some memory of it is a matter of necessity. 2. A right memory is a matter of obligation.Remember it so as to awaken contrition for past sins, gratitude for past mercies, resolutions for improved conduct. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. |