WHAT DOES GOD REQUIRE OF YOU?

“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, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? (Deuteronomy 10:12, 13 ESV)

Have you ever wondered "Just what is it that The Lord wants us to do?  Often we think of God as being vague and unclear but in this passage we find that He is very specific about the mission of our life.

First, He says that we should "fear God." To have "the fear of the Lord" means to stand in awe of Him. Have you lost the sense of awe in your life?  Do you ever just look up into the stars and be reminded of how great our creator is?  Do you look at a newborn baby and think about how wonderful God is?  I think most can say that we are moved at times to think about those things but all too often we forget about who the creator of life really is.

If you have the fear of God in your life it will cause you to depart from evil, cause you to do good, cause you to pursue after peace, help you to not speak deceitfully and help you keep your tongue from speaking evil things.

It's that feeling that you get at that moment that you realize how great God must be, and just how small you are. That feeling is the fear of the Lord.

Look what Solomon says about the fear of the Lord.

• Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge
• Proverbs 1:29 They that hate knowledge, do not choose the fear of the LORD:
• Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way.

Secondly, we are to walk in His ways.

David said, "He leadeth me in the path of righteousness." To walk in the ways of the Lord means to obey His commands.

In the next chapter Moses will tell them:

Deuteronomy 11:22 For if you will diligently keep all these commandments which I command you to do to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; Then you will have victory over all your enemies. 

To walk in His way is in contrast to walking in my own ways.

Thirdly, We are to love and serve the Lord will all your heart and soul. 

How do you measure up to this requirement? Can you truthfully say that you love and serve Him with all your heart?  If we loved and served the Lord with the same fervency that people love and serve the world, we could win the world for Christ in a short time.

So this is what the Lord requires of you. 1. To fear Him. 2. To walk in His ways. 3. To love and serve him with all your heart and soul.

Are you doing what God is desiring of you?  Are you being diligent to obey His commands?  You are but a simple prayer away from getting back on track and doing that which God has called you to do.  You are but one step away to being back at the foot of the cross.  These three things should guide all that you and I do in life - 1- Fear Him, 2- Walk With Him, and 3- Love and serve Him.