Deuteronomy 11

Deuteronomy 11:10-12:
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
12 A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

Lois Tverberg

The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden. But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. It is a land the LORD your God cares for; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end (Deuteronomy 11:10-12).The difference between Egypt and Canaan was that in Egypt the crops were irrigated by the labor of hand-watering, while in Canaan the land was entirely watered by rain, geshem in Hebrew. In the ancient Middle East, that had profound spiritual implications, because rain was understood to be a gift straight from God, whereas water drawn by hand was a seen to be human self-reliance without regard to God. Egypt and Canaan, therefore, were a contrast of security of human effort compared to dependence on God. This was a spiritual lesson for the Israelites when they left the land of Egypt for the promised land of Canaan — that when God chose a land for his people, he didn't choose a place where they could have security because of their own efforts, he chose a land where they would be far more dependent on him and would need his presence watching over them to send them the living water of rain, geshem.
God often desires dependence for his people rather than abundance, contrary to what "prosperity gospel" teachers may tell us. While we may not have the material wealth as if we lived in "Egypt," we know that God's eyes are on us from the beginning of the year to the end. --Lois Tverberg; Heartlight; Geshem: The Water of Heaven 8.15.23

Deuteronomy 11:18:
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

God forgive us if we allow any syllable of His Holy Word to become a platitude to proclaim rather than a precept to be lived out.
It bothers me that so many scripture verses today have become cliches and platitudes in Christendom; cute “sayings” that are quoted but not revered; verses worn on clothing, coffee mugs or hanging on walls, but not lived out in the lives of God’s people.
God's Word says we are to write His Words on our hearts. "Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul ..." (Deut. 11:18).
As followers of Jesus, we are instructed in the Bible to "Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do" (Joshua 1:8). -Lisa Hannan

Deuteronomy 11:26-32:
“Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today
8 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.
29 Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
30 Are they not on the other side of the Jordan, toward the setting sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinth trees of Moreh?
  31 For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it.
  32 And you shall be careful to observe all the statutes and judgments which I set before you today.

Curses and blessings. Obey God's commands and have his blessing disobey and receive his curse. This is what God told the people of Israel as they waited to cross the Jordan River into the land God promised them. It was a matter of identity. He was their God and they were his people, for no other reason than what he had done for them. He rescued them from slavery and brought them to a new land. He was their God. They were to act according to their identity. As Christians we have our identity in Jesus Christ, for no other reason than what he has done for us. Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection give to us the promise forgiveness of sin, a new home eternal life with God. We are rescued from our slavery to sin. It no longer need hold us captive. We have been forgiven through Jesus. We are heading to the promise of eternal life. God is our God, because of his promises to us in Jesus. We are to act according to our identity. --Gods Word For Today!