DEUTERONOMY 6:10-19
FRIDAY | MARCH 6 2026
Be careful that you do not forget the LORD.
[DEUTERONOMY 6:12]

GOD'S GOODNESS
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"Oh no!" That was my response upon opening a beehive and discovering the colony had suddenly died. It had been a thriving hive with lots of honey. I'd carefully maintained it throughout a mild winter and anticipated an early harvest. But a cold snap in the warm weather had led to collapse.
I checked with local experts. "Many beekeepers lost hives this time," they reassured me. Mild winters present challenges for bees, even healthy hives. Bees fan their wings to maintain warmth in the hive in winter, but when the weather warms briefly, they exhaust themselves seeking even more food. If temperatures drop quickly, they don't have strength to keep warm. Their "distraction" leads to destruction.
Even good things can become dangers when they turn us from what matters most. Moses cautioned God's people about this after they left Egypt and before they entered the land God was about to give them—a land with "houses filled with all kinds of good things" that they "did not provide" (DEUTERONOMY 6:11). "When you eat and are satisfied," Moses warned, "be careful that you do not forget the LORD" (VV. 11-12).
Remembering God in our blessings helps us because He is the source of "every good and perfect gift" (JAMES 1:17). When we humbly respond to His goodness by loving Him with heart, soul, and strength (DEUTERONOMY 6:5), we find in Him the best blessing of all. ~JAMES BANKS; ~NIV

What are you grateful for? How do all good
things ultimately come from God?

Thank You, Father, for Your goodness to me.
Please help me to remember You today!

For further study, read The Goodness of Creation at odbm.org.

BIBLE IN A YEAR | DEUTERONOMY 1-2; MARK 10:1-31

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He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, . . .
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AMOS 4:13

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