Scripture: Deuteronomy 32-33.  

OBSERVATION
(What is God saying here?)

Deuteronomy 32:48-52 (NLT)

48 That same day the Lord said to Moses, 49 “Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own special possession. 50 Then you will die there on the mountain. You will join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors. 51 For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there. 52 So you will see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.”

APPLICATION
(How Can I apply what God is saying here to my circumstances today?)

It is evident in scripture that God is unhappy with His children who do not follow His plan, His direction and His commands. As much as know about Moses and how great he was in leading Israelites and keeping them in tuned with God, yet we know that he failed. This is yet another reason why we must keep our eyes fixed on the only perfect One and follow Him and obey His commands, for following man we will find that they are fallible. When we allow God to have His way in our lives and when we practice faith in believing and following Him in all things, then we can truly look forward to experiencing the ‘promised land’. Friend, our ‘Promised Land’ is the place called heaven, the place that we will meet Jesus and where we might look full into His face and live with Him eternally! What a Glorious Day we have to look forward to! I liken the experience by Moses to that of a marriage. We may feel like cheating on our spouse will not break up our marriage, but I believe that you will find that it scars the pure relationship that you could have enjoyed with your spouse if you would have stayed sincere to your spouse only. So it is with our relationship with God. He knows our every thought, desire and action, so let’s stay pure before Him and not only to the extent that we feel like we could convince others to believe. Demonstrating His holiness means that through His grace and power we must aim to be like Him, speak like Him, act like Him, love like Him and be holy like He is. As we live such unadulterated lives we can look forward to the ‘Promised Land’ God speaks of in His Word!

PRAYER
(With God’s help, what am I going to do differently today because He said it?)

Father, I believe that You are well aware of the challenges we face here on this earth, but I know that we/I must never forget the power You have to help us overcome the distractions of Satan and instead stay focused on Your Word and all that You teach us so that we may live holy lives in Your sight. I look forward to the joys of Heaven and being in Your presence. Until that time, may I be found faithful to the calling You have placed on my life, and expect from a follower of Yours.

 

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