Grace and Style

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:18

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.

God so freely gives us His blessings. Let us remember His goodness, and His kindess; for He indeed is the giver of all things, and no one can compare to His grace, and style. He weaves everyone of our days together to make a perfect picture of the design that He has created in His infinite mind. He holds our lives in the breath of His mouth, and He speaks to the purpose within each and every one of us, every day of our lives.

He is our heartbeat, and we our His creation.

Remembering the LORD and all that He allows us to bring into manifestation through Him working in and through us, is important for our life; and the lives of others. It is important for us to remember who gives us the power to do what we do; and who gives us strength, when we have no strength left. God will continually bless us with wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and power; if we remain faithful over the things that He has given us to do.

Reflection:
God will also continue to bless us in our lives when we show Him through our commitment, and our dedication; that we are serious about our decision to live for Him.When we are faithful to our loving Father, He will bless us with abundance and prosperity, as He has declared in His promises to us. When He manifest His promises to us, let us REMEMBER to be a blessing out of our plenty; to those that are in need.

Strong's Concordance Definitions:

But you shall remember: 2142
1) to remember, recall, call to mind

a) (Qal) to remember, recall
b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind
c) (Hiphil)
1) to cause to remember, remind
2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance
3) to mention
4) to record
5) to make a memorial, make remembrance

the LORD: 3068
Jehovah = "the existing One"

1) the proper name of the one true God
a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of 0136

your God: 430
1) (plural)

a) rulers, judges
b) divine ones
c) angels
d) gods
2) (plural intensive - singular meaning)
a) god, goddess
b) godlike one
c) works or special possessions of God
d) the (true) God
e) God

for it is He who is giving: 5414
1) to give, put, set

a) (Qal)
1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
3) to make, constitute
b) (Niphal)
1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
c) (Hophal)
1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
2) to be put upon
you power: 3581
1) strength, power, might
a) human strength
b) strength (of angels)
c) power (of God)
d) strength (of animals)
e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
2) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

to make: 6213
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
a) (Qal)
1) to do, work, make, produce
a) to do
b) to work
c) to deal (with)
d) to act, act with effect, effect
2) to make
a) to make
b) to produce
c) to prepare
d) to make (an offering)
e) to attend to, put in order
f) to observe, celebrate
g) to acquire (property)
h) to appoint, ordain, institute
i) to bring about
j) to use
k) to spend, pass
b) (Niphal)
1) to be done
2) to be made
3) to be produced
4) to be offered
5) to be observed
6) to be used
c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

wealth: 2428
1) strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army
a) strength
b) ability, efficiency
c) wealth
d) force, army

that he may confirm: 6965
1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up
a) (Qal)
1) to arise
2) to arise (hostile sense)
3) to arise, become powerful
4) to arise, come on the scene
5) to stand
a) to maintain oneself
b) to be established, be confirmed
c) to stand, endure
d) to be fixed
e) to be valid
f) to be proven
g) to be fulfilled
h) to persist
i) to be set, be fixed
b) (Piel)
1) to fulfil
2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose
c) (Polel) to raise up
d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up
e) (Hiphil)

1) to cause to arise, raise
2) to raise, set up, erect, build
3) to raise up, bring on the scene
4) to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate
5) to raise up, constitute
6) to cause to stand, set, station, establish
7) to make binding
8) to carry out, give effect to
f) (Hophal) to be raised up

His covenant: 1285
1) covenant, alliance, pledge

a) between men
1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man)
2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)
3) agreement, pledge (man to man)
4) alliance (of friendship)
5) alliance (of marriage)
b) between God and man
1) alliance (of friendship)
2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)
2) (phrases)
a) covenant making
b) covenant keeping
c) covenant violation

He swore: 7650
1) to swear, adjure

a) (Qal) sworn (participle)
b) (Niphal)
1) to swear, take an oath
2) to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)
3) to curse
c) (Hiphil)

1) to cause to take an oath
2) to adjure

to your fathers: 1
1) father of an individual
2) of God as father of his people
3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
4) ancestor
a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person
b) of people
5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
6) of producer, generator (fig.)
7) of benevolence and protection (fig.)
8) term of respect and honour
9) ruler or chief (spec.)

Webster's Definition(s): 
Purpose: something set up as an object or end to be attained, intention, resolution, determination.

Promise: to send forth, a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified. A legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act; reason to expect something; ground for expectation of success, improvement, or excellence. To pledge to do, bring about, or provide; to suggest beforehand, to give ground for expectation.

Remember: to be mindful, to think of again, to keep in mind for attention or consideration, to retain in memory, record, commemorate, to have a recollection or (remembrance). The period of which ones’ memory extends; the act of recalling to mind.

Reflection:

Remember to give God the glory in everything, because if He trusts us enough to bless us with abundance; it is our responsibility to be good stewards over what He has given to us to fulfill a specific purpose.
If you are not sure of the purpose of the promises that have been made in your life, seek God, and He will give you the answer.

References:

Blue Letter Bible. "Book of Deuteronomy 8 - (NASB - New American Standard Bible)." Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2010. 9 Jan 2010.  http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Deu&c=8&t=NASB

Definition References: Webster's Dictionary, 2009

Higgins, S. (2009). Abundant Blessings. Devotions for Thought. Higgins Publishing.
http://devotionsforthought.blogspot.com.