Deuteronomy 4:23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.
Once again, Moses encourages the people to take care that you not forget the Gospel of God. In particular, he reminds us of the First Commandment, that we respond by fearing, loving, and trusting God above all things. By doing thus we are more apt to keep the rest of the commandments and enjoy a blessed life.
Take heed to the Covenant. Pay attention to, listen to, obey and follow the One and Only God who saves you from death and grants eternal life by means of the new covenant in Jesus’ blood. We respond to God’s grace and salvation by hearing the Word as often and by any means we can, by maintaining a conscious awareness of the presence of God in our lives, and by looking to Jesus as the only and the abundant source of all good.
It is way too easy to forget God in our daily lives. Our weak, sinful condition demands constant reminders of the Gospel. First, our stubborn, arrogant pride needs to admit and confess our sinful emptiness and need for God. Second, we need to believe and confess that Jesus Christ meets the need and grants forgiveness and life. We respond to the Law which convicts of sin and to the Gospel which convicts of the Savior. For this reason we never tire of hearing and reading the Word. Take heed lest ye forget.