Not rocket science
This week's verses are Deuteronomy 30:11-14 : “This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote. It is not in heaven, as though one must say, ‘Who will go up to heaven to get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?’ And it is not across the sea, as though one must say, ‘Who will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?’ For the thing is very near you—it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it. Moses is addressing the Israelites here, explaining the covenant that God has made with them. He is saying that God's message is not some complicated thing that is out of reach and can only be handled by experts. Holiness and righteousness are not some exotic skill that requires a three year trip to Tibet to train in secret monasteries. The basics of it are already known to us in our heart and in our thoughts. A lot of times, we distance ourselves from s...