| During the 2002 NFL season, Mike Tice head coach of the Minnesota Vikings implemented a strategy he dubbed as the Randy Ratio. The plan was to get Randy Moss, the team’s best player, directly involved in at least 40% of the plays on offense. In the 5 games where the Randy Ratio was achieved the Vikings were victorious in 4 of them. Conversely, the Vikings lost 10 of the 11 games where they failed to meet the Randy Ratio. In Deuteronomy 11:13-15,26-28 the Israelites receive a stern warning from Moses about the consequences of not following God’s commands: So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil. I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied. See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse, the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; The curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. Following God’s commands will always lead to victory. |
Prayer |
| Lord Jesus thank You! You have given us a gameplan that has no weaknesses. If we trust in You fully we will always be victorious. |
Action |
| Sometimes, we inexplicably go away from the word of God and pursue our own desires. This week take a moment and repent and ask God to realign your heart with His purpose for your life. |
DID YOU KNOW? – BREAK BREAD TRIVIA |
| After years of being disobedient to the Lord’s commands the Israelites were exiled to Babylon for 70 years. |
Beyond the Bread |
| Check out a new video supplement to the Break Bread Break Chains Devotional. I will be going more in depth on this week’s scripture text, Deuteronomy 11:13-15.,26-28 |
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is the founder of Break Bread, Break Chains and is the co-host of the following podcasts: Defund The Church, Relative Currency, Politically Entertaining, and Christ over Crypto. He is also the founder and creator of the op-ed site Fake News Syndicate.