But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Moses is speaking to Israelites who will soon enter a prosperous land. "Ability to produce wealth" refers to everything from fertile fields to business skills to unexpected opportunities. The warning is about forgetting God when life gets comfortable. "Covenant" refers to God's promise to make Israel into a great nation — their prosperity isn't reward for good behavior, but part of God's larger promise to bless the world through them.
Provider God, forgive me for taking credit for what You've given. Help me see my paycheck, my talents, my opportunities as signs of Your covenant love, not my personal achievement. Teach me to hold wealth with grateful, generous hands. Amen.
Your paycheck hits on Friday and suddenly the math works. The promotion comes through. The side hustle actually takes off. In these moments, it's embarrassingly easy to believe the myth of self-made success. Like that guy at the gym admiring his muscles in the mirror, forgetting the genetics, the trainer, the fact that he didn't invent weights. But here's what Moses wants burned into your memory: every ability you have — to code, to parent, to sell, to create — is on loan. Your mind that solves problems? Gift. Your alarm clock that gets you to work on time? Gift. The economy that values your particular skills? Massive gift. Remembering this doesn't make you work less hard; it makes you work with open hands instead of clenched fists.
What abilities has God given you to produce wealth?
Where do you see God's gifts in your current job or financial situation?
How does remembering God as the source change your view of money?
When have you seen wealth create distance between someone and God?
What's one practical way you can acknowledge God in your finances this month?
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Isaiah 48:17
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Psalms 127:2
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Psalms 44:3
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22
A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Psalms 144:1
Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
1 Chronicles 29:12
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Psalms 127:1
But you shall remember [with profound respect] the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers, as it is this day.
AMP
You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
ESV
'But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as [it is] this day.
NASB
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.
NIV
“And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
NKJV
Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.
NLT
well, think again. Remember that God, your God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors—as it is today.
MSG