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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">“<b>TWO
ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>APR
5 - DEUTERONOMY 12-20 - REVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONS</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b>1.
12:32 (12:1-14:2) RELIGIOUS LAWS: IDOLATRY AND FALSE PROPHECY.
“Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You
shall not add to it or take from it” (ESV). </b><u><span style>This
word</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
is </span></span><u><span style>Your Plumbline</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>,
Father. By this we evaluate all our words, actions and thoughts.
Those who do not bring all things to Your word for confirmation - or
would change, set aside, diminish or add to Your Word - have
</span></span><u><span style>falsehood</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
in their heart! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Hallowed
be your :name!</span></i></b></p>
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<b><span style="text-decoration:none">2. 14:3, 6 (14:3-21) DIETARY
LAWS. “You shall not eat any abomination. </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">6</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
Every animal that parts the hoof and has the hoof cloven in two and
chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>New
Testament saints are not under Old Testament dietary laws for Israel.
However, these laws were not given by caprice by You, Father. There
is wisdom here, if we choose to hear. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Your
:kingdom come!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">3.
14:22 (14:22-29) RELIGIOUS LAWS: TITHES. “You shall tithe all
the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year.”
</span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Tithes
and offerings are the </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style>minimum</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
for a New Testament saint! </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style>All</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
is Yours Father, under the New Covenant, and You can draw on it by
our faith as occasion demands! Do we believe this? You promise
abundance as we tithe. 2 Corinthians 8-9 is our New Testament guide!
</span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">4.
15:6 (15:1-17:13) SABBATH, FEASTS AND RELIGIOUS LAWS. “For the
LORD your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend
to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over
many nations, but they shall not rule over you.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>And
what are the conditions to warrant these promises, Father? To </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style>walk</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
in Your Word! O forgive us that we treat You, Your Word and Your ways
so lightly, transgressing against them, and doing our own thing! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Our
:daily :bread Give us this day!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">5.
17:18 (17:14-20) KINGDOM LAWS. “And when he sits on the throne
of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this
law, approved by the Levitical priests.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>All
leaders ought to take care to master Your Word, Father. Our judgment
is only right as it is in accordance with Your Word. O be with us
when we are tempted to depart from Your right way of doing things!
</span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">6.
18:18-19 (18) RELIGIOUS LAWS: LEVITES, PRIESTS AND PROPHETS. “I
will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers.
And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all
that I command him. </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">19</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my
name, I myself will require it of him.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>What
a solemn word! Father, we listen to and </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style>obey
Jesus</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
Your Prophet in this. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">And
bring us not into temptation!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">7.
19:20-21 (19-20) CIVIL LAWS. “And the rest shall hear and fear,
and shall never again commit any such evil among you. </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">21</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye,
tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>False
witnesses are an </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style>abomination</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
to You Father, and deserve to have done to them what they desired for
others! See Hitler as a false witness against the Jews! And Haman!
Your justice </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style>finally
comes</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>,
Father! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">one!</span></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
13:3 (12:1-14:2) WARNING CONCERNING PROPHETS AND DREAMERS. “You
shall </b></span></font><b><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">not
listen</font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD
your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God
with all your heart and with all your soul.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Note:
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>this</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
is what the LORD did with Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:31). How would
any of us stand under such a test?</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Deuteronomy
is a review of Genesis through Numbers. It is a briefer outline what
God through Moses gave to the first generation of Israel that He
delivered from Pharaoh and Egypt. Deuteronomy is for the </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>new
generation</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>,
that Israel thought would prevent them from entering the Promised
Land! Now </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>they</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
are hearing what their fathers failed to follow in the 40 year's
wandering in the wilderness. Only </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>two</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
of that generation crossed Jordan into Canaan-land - Joshua and
Caleb.</span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="LEFT">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>And
did this new generation who saw the Wilderness miracles of manna,
water out of a Rock and much more - follow through? Actually, No!
When Joshua and the elders had successfully led this new generation
to possess the land of seven nations all greater than they - then
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>they
too</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
forsook Jehovah and His ways! The Book of Judges tells of 7 severe
judgments from God upon succeeding generations.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Then
Paul in Galatians and his other epistles - clearly reveals that the
law has been replaced with a </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>New
Covenant</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>.
God for the church writes His law </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>on
our hearts</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
by His Spirit. All who live by Galatians 2:20 and the rest of this
letter - are then </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>above</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
the law. Paul to Timothy reveals that the law to Israel is for
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>sinners</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>!
It keeps them in line until they have sense enough to accept Christ
as </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>Lord</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
and Savior, and by the Gift (d</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>o</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>-reA)
of the Holy Spirit - and see Jesus </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>live
out</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
through them His Resurrected life of Glory and Overcoming Life.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>And
let us consider carefully God's warning concerning false prophets and
dreams. If </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>anything</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
they counsel is </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>contrary</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
to God's total Word - </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>forsake</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
such words. God through them is </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>testing</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
us.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Are
these things easy to understand? Not at all. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>Only</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
by God's indwelling Spirit through fully-surrendered saints - do
these things become clear. Rees Howells, Oswald Chambers and George
Muller fully understood these lessons. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>They</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
forsook the </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>broad
way</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
of the </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>self-life</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>,
and accepted the challenge of God's </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>narrow
way</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
of life! </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>Few</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
like them do so! Jesus said so! The above 3 saints agree that this is
so. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>But</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
- the invitation is freely offered to you and me. Let us consider the
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>light
cost</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
- pay it - and enter into God's </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>abundant</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
life!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>And
now - our Psalm for the day: </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">95:1-2
(95:1-11) LET US SING SONGS OF PRAISE! “Oh come, let us sing to
the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">2</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful
noise to him with songs of praise!” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Oh
that Your people always had it in their heart to worship You </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>this</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
way, Father! Then would we </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>soon</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
enter into Your rest and </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>Hallow
Your :name</span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>!
We would not then be tempting You in the wilderness!</span></span></font></p>
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