Deuteronomy 1:9. “Behold, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.”
POSSESS THE LAND. It is good to go back, and follow the track – The way the Lord has led us until now. When we start to review, God is able to show The reason things happened and how. At the time there was fear, and the load hard to bear – But looking back we can see there’s a plan. It was no accident – God Himself arranged it – He does things impossible to man.
Moses is speaking – telling how they went seeking To get into the promised land. They had to remember, that ten of their number Doubted God’s will and the strength of His hand. So all the spies but two died, and their fear multiplied – Their fear condemned a whole generation. The land lay before them, but only their children Would enter and possess their possessions.
It was a good land the Lord gave; it was theirs to have – All they had to do was walk on it by foot. How sad to know millions missed claiming the blessings – Losing that for which forty years they sought. It is possible that I, if I don’t fully rely On the promises contained in God’s Word – Will miss or not take, what has been provided by grace, If I don’t walk in the steps of the Lord.
I can’t condemn them, who lived way back then – When I God’s Word and will disobey. There are consequences now, if I am not willing to bow And respond to what God has to say. When I know there’s a need, and I am willing to heed Divine guidance coming to me from Him – Then I will surely be safe, and be in the right place – Where I can be preserved from sin.
“O Father, I have experienced grace from Thee through these many years – not just the saving grace Thou gave me when I was saved. There was grace when as a young believer I failed in thinking ahead far enough and weighing up consequences. There
was grace when I was able to participate with others in reaching out with the Gospel to places I had never been. There was grace given to us in our marriage and family life. That same grace continues to us even this very day, where far away from home, I am still able to speak to people about the Lord and present them with the saving grace of God – where I began. Thank You for grace abounding, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”