The song that God gave Moses to sing is a tragic song of unrequited love. It tells the story of how God loved and chose his people, and how he lavished them with blessings and opportunities to grow and flourish. But it also tells of how this people turned and betrayed their God in the height of their blessing. As you read the words of this song think about whether this has been true in your life. How have you responded to God’s continual offers of love and blessing? Do you keep turning away from his outstretched hand? Have you walked where he has beckoned you to walk, or have you turned away and lived your own independent life? How much of your life is lived in response to God? How dependent are you on God? Are you living in a way that makes trust in God necessary or have you sought to be self-reliant and secure in your own right? God offers us a way of blessing and joy that far exceeds what we could ever hope to achieve for ourselves. But how have you responded? Is your life part of this tragedy? Is this song about you? It is never too late to turn around and come back to God. That is clear from this song. The door is still open.
Reflect on this song in light of your own life.
Read Deuteronomy 32
