Can I ask why you think that the promises apply to you but the obligation (Torah) does not apply to you? I have heard that claim from Christians of various denominations, but I have never understood it. Is it from Paul? I have read Paul, but I am hardly an expert.

Note: If it matters, I’m Messianic. We follow Yeshua and, of course, we keep Torah.

Thanks for your input! While you are right, these promises were originally made to Israel (Isaiah 41:10) I do have to kindly disagree with your argument that it doesn’t apply to me (or you).

I absolutely believe these verses apply to all of us, as co-heirs of God’s promises thanks to Jesus Christ. Furthermore, if those verses and their truth didn’t apply to me (or you) then one could make the argument the Old Testament does not apply to all of us living in 2024–and we know that simply isn’t true. Because Jesus paid the ultimate price, we’ve been adopted into God’s family (Romans 8:15) and His faithful promises hold true for us! That’s AMAZING news.

So while it’s a lovely sentiment, Deuteronomy 31:8 doesn’t really apply to you. The same is true of Exodus 14:14 (made to Israel), Isaiah 41:10 (made to Israel), Isaiah 43:2 (made to Israel), and Jeramiah 29:11 (made to Israel, specifically those exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon).

No complaints regarding Matthew 11:28. Jesus does indeed give rest to the weary if we take His yoke upon us!

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“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish.” (Deuteronomy 30:15-18, ESV)