Deuteronomy 1:26-46
Today's Passage: Deuteronomy 1:26-46
Our passage today centers around Moses recapping the rebellion of the Israelites that caused that generation, including Moses, to be unable to enter the Promised Land.
Though the Israelites had seen the goodness of the land and knew that it was where the Lord was leading them, they chose to disobey God in their thoughts and actions.
It was not a simple moment of fear that disqualified the Israelites from entering the promised land, but their insistence to live in that fear. Not only did the Israelites forget God, they defamed God by declaring that He had brought them there out of hatred.
But God had been faithful to them all along, and when their hearts melted God used Moses to remind them of how God had been faithful. He reminded them of how God had fought for them and led them, and instead of being comforted by this truth and setting their hope in the one true God, the Israelites clung to their fear and cast that fear on God.
At the end of chapter 1, the Israelites seem to realize their sin, but instead of repenting and accepting the consequences of their sin, they attempt to make up for their sin. They chose to fight for the Promised Land but were driven away because the Lord was not with them.
We serve a loving God who wants to hear our fears, but voicing our frustrations is meant to help bring us to the end of ourselves. The Israelites used their fear to justify their prideful anger towards God. God’s ways are higher than our ways and in moments when we feel overwhelmed, when our flesh is tempted to make excuses and shake our fists, God is faithful to remind us of His faithfulness.
God gives us opportunities daily to pursue obedience to His word. True obedience is not delayed and one of the most consistent ways God calls us to obedience is through repentance. Every place that God called the Israelites to was meant to draw them closer to Him. We have to remember that God is a loving Father. Wandering in the wilderness for 40 years was a consequence and punishment for their sin, but the point of the punishment was to lead them to repentance and back into a relationship with Him.
God is gracious to convict us and lead us to repentance not to cast us out but to draw us closer to Him. How is God calling you to repentance today? How have you, like the Israelites, insisted on anger toward the Lord? How can you pursue obedience that is in line with Gods word?
Written By: Paulette Black
Our passage today centers around Moses recapping the rebellion of the Israelites that caused that generation, including Moses, to be unable to enter the Promised Land.
Though the Israelites had seen the goodness of the land and knew that it was where the Lord was leading them, they chose to disobey God in their thoughts and actions.
It was not a simple moment of fear that disqualified the Israelites from entering the promised land, but their insistence to live in that fear. Not only did the Israelites forget God, they defamed God by declaring that He had brought them there out of hatred.
But God had been faithful to them all along, and when their hearts melted God used Moses to remind them of how God had been faithful. He reminded them of how God had fought for them and led them, and instead of being comforted by this truth and setting their hope in the one true God, the Israelites clung to their fear and cast that fear on God.
At the end of chapter 1, the Israelites seem to realize their sin, but instead of repenting and accepting the consequences of their sin, they attempt to make up for their sin. They chose to fight for the Promised Land but were driven away because the Lord was not with them.
We serve a loving God who wants to hear our fears, but voicing our frustrations is meant to help bring us to the end of ourselves. The Israelites used their fear to justify their prideful anger towards God. God’s ways are higher than our ways and in moments when we feel overwhelmed, when our flesh is tempted to make excuses and shake our fists, God is faithful to remind us of His faithfulness.
God gives us opportunities daily to pursue obedience to His word. True obedience is not delayed and one of the most consistent ways God calls us to obedience is through repentance. Every place that God called the Israelites to was meant to draw them closer to Him. We have to remember that God is a loving Father. Wandering in the wilderness for 40 years was a consequence and punishment for their sin, but the point of the punishment was to lead them to repentance and back into a relationship with Him.
God is gracious to convict us and lead us to repentance not to cast us out but to draw us closer to Him. How is God calling you to repentance today? How have you, like the Israelites, insisted on anger toward the Lord? How can you pursue obedience that is in line with Gods word?
Written By: Paulette Black
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