“Take heed lest you forget the LORD your God, by not keeping his commandments and his ordinances and his statutes, which I command you this day:
lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses and live in them,
and when your herds and flocks multiply, and your silver and gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied,
then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage….
–Deuteronomy 8:11-14
How very appropos, and timely as well as timeless.
I thought this was one of the most timely readings in a long time. many of my friends are discussing exactly how our current series of crises fit into what God says here in Deuteronomy. It even comes up in church!