Deuteronomy 6:7b-9 Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (These verses end what Jews today refer to as the Shema, Moses' word from God for His people to hear the Lord's call to them. These directives give us very practical instruction on how we can best prioritize our relationship with Him, how we can best hear the Lord and obey Him. The Lord says we are to focus on His Word in which He gives clear parameters and directives for us, in which He sets guidelines that impact the whole of our life's activities, in our casual and private moments, in our activities and interactions outside our home, and in our last thoughts at the close of our day, as well as the first focus at the beginning of the day.) Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. (These instructions and requirements of the Lord need to guide us as we perform the work of our hands, as we fulfill our day's activities. Not only are we to allow these words to guide us throughout our day's endeavors, but the Lord calls us to make sure His instructions consume our thoughts and fill our minds as we function throughout the pursuit of our day.) Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. (Finally, this Shema call to hear ends with the final instruction to make His ways, His requirements, known to the world by making our lives such a reflection of the Lord that we announce to the world that our lives and our homes are places that center on the Lord. Our public posting, our public image, of where we stand regarding the Lord is also a clear reminder to us that we need to lead authentic and true lives before others that reflect our commitment to the Lord.)
