What Do You Owe God?

In a previous post, I examined what God requires of us in comparison to what He required of Israel. The conclusion was that God requires the same things from us that He required from Israel - that we fear God, love God, walk in all God's ways, serve God with all our heart and soul, and keep God's commandments (Deuteronomy 10:12-13). Israel continually fell short on every one of these points because they didn't have the law of God written in their minds and on their hearts, so that even when they tried to please God they could not because they lacked the help of the Holy Spirit. Put another way, God gives us His Spirit so that we can do what Israel couldn't - if we walk by the Spirit, then we walk according to God's law, which is the same law that He gave to Israel.

Today, I'd like to make another comparison between the New Covenant and the Old - let's consider what we owe God in comparison to what Israel owed God under the Old Covenant.