{
  "Date":"04-09",
  "Day Number":"99",
  "Date Title":" April 9, 2026",
  "Scripture Reference":"Deuteronomy 33:29",
  "Scripture Excerpt":"How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will bow low before you, and you will trample on their backs! ",
  "Devotion Text":"Moses gave his final blessing upon God\u2019s people, and we, the children of Abraham, can lay claim by faith to the rich pronouncements found in Deuteronomy 33.\n\nFirst, God promised that His people would \u201cdwell between His shoulders\u201d in security (Deuteronomy 33:12 KJV). There is no greater security and protection than in riding on the back of the Lord!\n\nNext, He said His children would enjoy \u201cthe best gifts of the earth and its fullness\u201d (v. 16). Because God made the earth, He can certainly cause it to yield its best for His own.\n\nIn addition, He promised His people physical strength for their entire lives (v. 25). Jesus offered this same promise to another child of Abraham hundreds of years later: \u201cWasn\u2019t it necessary for me, even on the Sabbath day, to free this dear woman from the bondage in which Satan has held her for eighteen years?\u201d (Luke 13:16). Healing and strength are part of the blessing of the Lord.\n\nFinally, He promised His children the peace and security of the everlasting arms underneath them (Deuteronomy 33:27). Security in an insecure world is priceless, and it belongs to us. Let\u2019s lay claim to our blessings, for we are people saved by the Lord (Deuteronomy 33:29)."
}