DEUTERONOMY MOMENT – (27FEB19) Moses gave the Israelites a
reminder of their history in the wilderness. This was done so that the new
generation would know not to repeat the sins of their parents. The generation
that had come out of Egypt had all died because of their rebellion. God had
promised that they would be able to take the land that He had promised their
ancestors, but due to a bad report, they allowed doubt to enter the camp, which
angered the Lord. Therefore, He promised that not one of them, with the
exception of Joshua and Caleb, would enter the land, but their children would
be the ones to go. We must be careful to never allow doubt to make us forfeit
our blessings. The devil uses doubt as a weapon against us and once he plants
it, we allow it to fester, take root, and grow because we do not have faith
that God will do what He has promised. The Bible says that without faith, it is
impossible to please the Lord. Guess what? Satan knows this and he wants to
plant seeds of doubt in our minds, so that we will not be able to please the
Lord. Therefore, it is important to know the enemy’s devices and how he uses
them. He seeks to kill, steal, and destroy all that God has in store for us.
You have the shield of faith, so use it. Block the enemy’s darts of doubt by
holding up your shield of faith and the enemy will have to retreat. Something
to ponder…
QUESTION OF THE DAY – (27FEB19) God had given land to the
descendants of Esau and Lot, so whenever the Israelites crossed into their
land, they were never to attempt to take it. This was God’s promise to those
whom He had given land to and not even the Israelites were to touch it. Do you
know that the enemy cannot take what is yours without God’s permission? Do you
know that what God has assigned for you has a hedge of protection around it? We
may sometimes worry that we will lose the things that God has for us, but if
God assigned it, and in His will, He aligned it, then no demon in hell can
cause God to decline it. God does not change His mind. Something to ponder…
DEUTERONOMY MOMENT – (27FEB19) Moses took a moment to blame
the Israelites for God getting angry at him and preventing him from being able
to lead them into the Promised Land. He let them know that Joshua would be the
one to lead them for he was to go no further. The Israelites were indeed
rebellious, and they had sinned against the Lord, but Moses was their leader
and he was not supposed to allow his anger to allow him to sin. Therefore, the
Israelites were not the ones who prevented Moses from going into the Promised
Land. His inability to control his anger, going back from when he killed the
Egyptian, was what prevented him from going into the Promised Land, and the
Lord judged him accordingly. We cannot make excuses before the Lord when we
fail to obey His commands. Just as Adam was not able to justify his sin by
blaming Eve, and Eve was not able to justify her wrong by blaming the snake,
for the bad choices they made, God does not allow us to justify our wrong with
pitiful excuses. We are all held accountable for the decisions we make rather
right or wrong. One day, we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
We will have to give an account for what we did on earth. Excuses will not be
acceptable before the Lord. We must take responsibility for our lives and how we
live them, so that when Christ returns, He will be pleased with our lives and
say, “Well done.” Something to ponder…
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