A reoccuring thought in Deuteronomy 16 is to go to the place the Lord will "choose" (v. 2, 5, 11, 15, 16). God has certain places He wants us to be at specific times. We most likely think of things such as mission trips, etc., but God often calls us to go to places that He will "choose" while we go about our normal day to day activities. We have to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leadership in our lives.
Both judges and political leaders have a tremendous responsibility before God (Dt. 17:8-20). It is very important that we keep the local and national authority figures in our prayers and that we "remain subject to them" (Romans 13:1).
God gives us a test to determine whether those we know are speaking in or out of God's Word (truth) in Dt. 18:21-22.
In Mark 13, the gospel takes center stage. Verse 10 says that the gospel must be preached to all nations. Those who hate Jesus and His followers (v. 13) really hate the gospel, but those who stand firm are sure to be standing on secure ground (faith in the gospel). In today's OT passage, we talked about judges (governors) and kings. It is ironic that in this NT passages, we find believers standing in front of "governors and kings" as witnesses to Christ and His gospel message.
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