God has not run out of mercy—not for you, not today.

On Wednesday, February 18, we’re in Deuteronomy 8—and it pairs perfectly with yesterday’s warning in Haggai 1. Haggai confronts misplaced priorities. Deuteronomy 8 confronts what often creates them: prosperity.

Moses is looking Israel in the eyes and saying, “You’re about to walk into a good land—streams, harvest, abundance, stability… so don’t forget the Lord.” Because the wilderness can break you, but comfort can erase you.

And here’s the detail that will mess with you: “Your clothing did not wear out… and your foot did not swell these forty years.” Forty years of walking—and God held their bodies together, their clothes together, their daily bread together. That’s not a one-time miracle. That’s daily mercy.

This episode is a call to recognize what we tend to overlook: the miracles that feel “normal” because they’re constant. Breath in your lungs. Strength to work. A mind that can think. A Savior who intercedes. The Spirit who dwells. Grace that keeps showing up.

Deuteronomy 8 is God saying: I took care of you when you had nothing. Don’t get comfortable and start acting like you did it when you have everything. Prosperity is a test—because it tempts you to trust the gift and forget the Giver.

So here’s today’s challenge: write down the mercies you’re in danger of forgetting. Name them. Remember them. Let memory turn into worship—before comfort turns into drifting.