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My paraphrase of Deuteronomy 6:4-18

Listen, all you who are God’s children. There is only one true and living God and there is no other. You must love God with every single fiber of your being. You must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands. Repeat them to yourself and to others. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are out with friends, at school, at work, or wherever you go; also when you go to bed and when you wake up. By all means, be creative and do whatever it takes to remember these things.
God has promised that you will experience blessings, that can only be attributed to God’s provision. It is also God’s desire that you enjoy His blessing, but never forget who it was who blessed you. You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. Live with integrity and stay true to your word. If you make a promise, live as if you fear God’s wrath if you break that promise.
You must not allow the religious or secular practices of your surrounding culture to steal away your attention and devotion of the one true God, for the Lord your God desires your devotion, and is displeased when you stray after worldly desires. As a matter of fact, God actually gets so angry that he would rather destroy his children rather that allow them to continue to remain unfaithful. Similar to the reaction of a loving, devoted husband learning that his wife has cheated on him. It is very unwise to test God’s anger by being unfaithful. You must diligently obey the commands of the Lord your God—all the laws and commands he has given you. It’s pretty simple actually; Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, and all will go well with you.

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