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It seems like chapter 8 in the book of Deuteronomy has only one purpose: to address one of the biggest weaknesses of human behavior. The writer of this text knows what happens when people get too comfortable. They, or shall I say <\/span>we<\/span><\/i>, forget and we take for granted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Verse 7 starts a lengthy description of how amazing this new land is going to be. A land with streams of water coming out of mountains, a land of wheat, vines, and figs \u00a0(verse 8), a land with natural resources (verse 9). In this land, the people of Israel will grow and be successful. They will build great houses (verse 12) and their livestock will increase (verse 13). But with all these, the writer knows that the people of Israel will \u201dforget the LORD\u201d (verse 14) and will say to themselves: \u201cMy own power and the might of my own hand have won this wealth for me.\u201d (Verse 17). What a beautifully phrased statement – \u201cMy own power and my own might.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Studies show that many times when people experience failure, they find all the headwinds that were working against them. And when people experience success, they don\u2019t always talk about all the tailwinds that pushed them to where they are. It is easy to forget where we came from when we are in a better place.<\/span><\/p>\n

So in a sense, chapter 8 is less about God and his threat to those who forget where they came from and why they have all this good. Chapter 8 is more about human beings. It is asking us to always remember that our success is dependent on others. That there is always something to be thankful for in our successes. Something that helped us through the \u201cdesert\u201d and brought us to the \u201cpromised land.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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