Deuteronomy 32:15-33
The song which Moses taught to the children of Israel sadly did not have only one verse! The one which we learnt yesterday with the people, except for v. 5, extols God’s side. Let us now look at man’s side! The riches given by the LORD to His people, listed in v. 14, only served to make the latter get fat (v. 15). Instead of clinging more to the "Rock of his salvation", offering to Him the fat of lambs and the drink offerings of wine (v. 14), Israel forsook, scorned, provoked, and finally forgot Him (vv. 15, 16, 18). What ingratitude! And yet, are we not sometimes like that wretched people? We gladly "get fat" on the wealth with which our Father fills us. We make our earthly affairs prosper, forgetting to give the Lord His rightful place in our lives. Those who are "rich in this world" are ordered not to "trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy" (1 Timothy 6:17). If the children of Israel had been wise they would have considered their latter end (v. 29). May the Lord grant us the wisdom to use His gifts as having to account for them to Him when He returns!