The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Deuteronomy 1:34-36,
"When the Lord heard what you [the Israelites] said, he was angry and solemnly swore: 'No one from this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.'"
At this time Israel was preparing to enter into the promised land to take it from the Canaanites. In this chapter Moses recounted events that had taken place forty years earlier for this new generation. We read here the Lord was angry with the previous generation of Israelites due to what he heard them say.
In verse 27 we read, "You grumbled in your tents and said, 'The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.'" The generation of Israelites that Moses led out of Egypt doubted the Lord and questioned his motives as being evil toward them.
What the Lord desired from the Israelite was their faith, their trust. As they expressed their lack of faith and their distrust of the Lord, the Lord became angry with them and told them they would not be allowed to enter into the land he had promised them. It would be given to the next generation after the nation spent a forty year sojourn in the wilderness.
As we read of the Lord's dealings with Israel we learn what the Lord requires from his people is faith and trust. He always has. It was Abraham's faith in the Lord that led to the Lord making a great nation from his offspring, the people of Israel. As the Lord interacted with the nation, he looked for that faith Abraham had.
The Lord does so today. The gospel message is that the Lord wants us all to join his family to share eternity with him, but the only ones allowed are all those who put their faith and trust in him. The writer of Hebrews reminds us, "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6.
Wise people do just that.
In Hebrews 4 we read that just as the Israelites who lacked faith were not allowed into the promised land, so, today, all those who lack faith will not be allowed into eternity with the Lord.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"When the Lord heard what you [the Israelites] said, he was angry and solemnly swore: 'No one from this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.'"
At this time Israel was preparing to enter into the promised land to take it from the Canaanites. In this chapter Moses recounted events that had taken place forty years earlier for this new generation. We read here the Lord was angry with the previous generation of Israelites due to what he heard them say.
In verse 27 we read, "You grumbled in your tents and said, 'The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.'" The generation of Israelites that Moses led out of Egypt doubted the Lord and questioned his motives as being evil toward them.
What the Lord desired from the Israelite was their faith, their trust. As they expressed their lack of faith and their distrust of the Lord, the Lord became angry with them and told them they would not be allowed to enter into the land he had promised them. It would be given to the next generation after the nation spent a forty year sojourn in the wilderness.
As we read of the Lord's dealings with Israel we learn what the Lord requires from his people is faith and trust. He always has. It was Abraham's faith in the Lord that led to the Lord making a great nation from his offspring, the people of Israel. As the Lord interacted with the nation, he looked for that faith Abraham had.
The Lord does so today. The gospel message is that the Lord wants us all to join his family to share eternity with him, but the only ones allowed are all those who put their faith and trust in him. The writer of Hebrews reminds us, "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6.
Wise people do just that.
In Hebrews 4 we read that just as the Israelites who lacked faith were not allowed into the promised land, so, today, all those who lack faith will not be allowed into eternity with the Lord.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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