Deuteronomy 26:17   ¹⁷ Today you have obtained the LORD’s agreement: to be your God; and for you to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, and his ordinances, and to obey him.

When we make an agreement, both sides make promises. These promises provide a way to fulfill the conditions of the agreement. As each side keeps their promises the agreement is complete and both sides are satisfied.

God has made an agreement with us. His promise is to be our God. Our promise is that we will keep his commandments. He knows that it is hard for us to keep our side of the agreement. So God helps us. God gives us the ability to walk in his ways and to obey him.

We need only to trust God to walk with us and to help us. We need to remember how dependent we are on God and that we need God’s help. If we can do this, God will make us faithful followers.

Lord, thank you for keeping your promises to us. Help us keep our promise to be dependent on you. Amen.