Always For Our Own Good

I. EXORDIUM:

Are you obeying GOD for your own good? Yes, always for our own good.

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that if we follow GOD, we will always benefit, it's always for our own good that's why He commands us.

IV. TEXT:

Deuteronomy 6:24 (Amplified Bible)

6:24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to [reverently] fear the Lord our God for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for the victory You always lead us and bring us every moment of our lives, and every commandment You have for us are for our own good.

VI. TITLE:

Always for our own good

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Name derived from: 2 Greek words: "deuteros" meaning second and "nomos" meaning law.

B. Author: Moses (commonly accepted)

C. Date written: 1407 - 1406 B.C.

D. Purpose: The former generation of Israel had died in the wilderness; hence it was important that the law should be repeated and expounded to the new generation before they entered the Promised Land.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

E. To whom written: The children of Israel, the generation which would enter and conquer the Promised Land.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

F. Main Theme: A rehearsal of the laws proclaimed at Sinai, with a call to obedience, interspersed with a review of the experiences of the old generation.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

G. Key word: Remember

H. Key verses:

Deuteronomy 6:1-4 (Amplified Bible)

6:1 NOW THIS is the instruction, the laws, and the precepts which the Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land to which you go to possess it,

6:2 That you may [reverently] fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son’s son, and keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and be watchful to do them, that it may be well with you and that you may increase exceedingly, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

6:4 Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord [the only Lord].

VIII. MAIN BODY:

A. All His statutes

"6:24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes,"

Deuteronomy 6:2 (Amplified Bible)

6:2 That you may [reverently] fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son’s son, and keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

Matthew 10:28 (Amplified Bible)

10:28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell (Gehenna).

Wrong placement of fear means you are afraid of men, but right placement of fear is to fear GOD alone.

B. To fear Him

"to [reverently] fear the Lord our God for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day."

Isaiah 3:10 (Amplified Bible)

3:10 Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Jeremiah 32:39 (Amplified Bible)

32:39 And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [reverently] fear Me forever for the good of themselves and of their children after them.

IX. CONCLUSION:

For our good always or "tob" in the Hebrew which means:

1. in the widest sense of being good, both masculine and feminine, singular and plural form, as noun.

2. good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women

Because the LORD is inside of us, that's why He has done everything that we need to do, we just agree and consent to His victory.

1 Corinthians 15:57 (Amplified Bible)

15:57 But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory [making us conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:14 (Amplified Bible)

2:14 But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,

Zechariah 4:6 (Amplified Bible)

4:6 Then he said to me, This [addition of the bowl to the candlestick, causing it to yield a ceaseless supply of oil from the olive trees] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a symbol], says the Lord of hosts.