Deuteronomy 5:28-29 The Lord heard you when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me, "I have heard what this people said. . . . (Moses had just reiterated the Ten Commandments that the Lord had given His people earlier at Mt. Sinai and told them what the Lord had replied to Moses to the people's response to His laws. At that time, the people had told Moses to relay to the Lord their message that they not only had heard the Lord's expectations, but that they would fully obey Him in every way. And what the Lord had heard from His people pleased Him.) Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear Me and keep all my commands always, (Now Moses tells the people the Lord's poignant response to their declaration, revealing God's heart's desire for His people and the sadness that His foreknowledge sees that they would not always be committed to the path of obedience which they had so casually declared they would follow. In contrast to His people, the Lord's heart is always inclined toward them and us today. He yearns to be in unbroken relationship and fellowship with us that only our obedience will allow.) so that it might go well with them and their children forever!" (Like a loving father, He only wishes blessings for His children today. He yearns for us to learn obedience, to adhere to His ways, so that we will reap the benefits of such behavior. Our obedience and commitment to Him not only affects us today, but our future and the future of our children and descendants, as well.)
