Numbers 14-18 = Today's Thoughts

Today's thoughts from Numbers 14-18

 

If I were to titles these chapters as a group it might be called, “Not a good day to be an Israelite”  God has just shown them their inheritance (the promise land), a land flowing with milk and honey.  A land he has not only promised them, but led them to, overcoming enormous obstacle and adversity along the way.  All along the way he demonstrates with myriads of miracles His power his authority and his passion for these people.  All for them to take one look at the land see hurdles and immediately crumble, defeated and disillusioned.  How frustrated God was with his chosen people.  It isn’t different today though.  We see God working all around us and yet fall defeated at the sight of perceived hurdles and obstacles.   We have opportunity placed before us and often we see only the pitfalls.  We fail to remember the enormous blessing that brought us to the point we are at in our relationship and we only see the potential failure.  We forget that God can work all things out for his Glory.  Just like the promise land look so foreboding God had a plan to succeed,  it only required the faith of his people.  And while the promise land looked like a tough road, look at what a lack of faith provided the Israelites.  God didn’t abandon them in either option and we can be assured that he isn’t going to abandon us either, but which track will we as believes follow.  The one that requires a supernatural faith in a God that has proven his devotion, or little faith and a road that while may be consistent, who really wants to wander aimlessly in their journey with God.  He was with the people in the desert for 40 years, but how much greater would their lives been had they stepped in faith and followed God where he was providing them direction.

 

God didn’t ask the Israelites to step blindly, he asked them to follow where he was leading because they knew where he had led them from.  Where are you headed in your relationship, the Desert or the promise land?

 

Have a great day

Rob