When full, then bless and forget not
Vanoverloop's article expounds Deuteronomy 8:10-14 to show how thanksgiving is a spiritual discipline rooted in God's faithful providence. The piece connects the Israelites' wilderness experience—where God provided exactly what they needed—to the Christian duty to remember God's goodness and guard against spiritual pride when material blessings abound.
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and has built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thine heart be...
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