Gen Z: Deuteronomy 8
1Yo, all the rules I’m dropping today? You gotta vibe with them to live, grow, and snag the land God promised your fam.
2Remember how the Lord your God led you for forty years in the wild? He was flexing on you to humble you and see what’s in your heart—are you gonna keep His rules or nah?
3He kept it real, humbled you, let you feel that hunger, then fed you with that manna you didn’t even know about; just to show you that people don’t live off bread alone, but off every word from God’s mouth.
4Your clothes didn’t even fade, and your feet didn’t swell for forty years—no cap.
5Keep it in your heart, just like a dad disciplines his kid, the Lord your God disciplines you.
6So, keep the commandments of the Lord your God, walk in His ways, and show some respect.
7The Lord your God is bringing you to a lit land, with streams of water, fountains, and hidden depths in the hills.
8A land with wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; it’s got olive oil and honey, pure bussin.
9You’ll eat bread without running low, nothing will be missing; it’s a land where the stones are iron, and you can dig brass from the hills.
10After you’ve eaten and are feeling full, bless the Lord your God for the dope land He’s given you.
11Don’t forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments and rules; I’m telling you this today, periodt.
12Lest when you’re all full and living in those nice houses you built, you forget.
13When your herds and flocks grow, and your silver and gold multiply, and everything is stacking up.
14Then your heart gets all puffed up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you outta Egypt, from that whole slavery scene.
15He led you through that wild and scary wilderness, with fiery snakes, scorpions, and no water; He even got you water from a rock.
16He fed you in the wilderness with that manna your fam didn’t know about, just to humble you and test you, so He could bless you later.
17And don’t be out here saying, “I got this wealth all by myself.”
18Remember the Lord your God; He’s the one giving you the power to get that wealth, so He can keep His promise to your fam like He’s doing today.
19If you forget the Lord your God, chase after other gods, serve and worship them, I’m here to say you’re gonna be done for.
20Just like the nations the Lord wipes out before you, that’ll be you too, ‘cause you didn’t listen to the voice of the Lord your God.