🔑 *KEY VERSE:*
"The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Break camp...Go in and take possession of the land..." (Deut. 1:16).
📖 *TODAY'S READING:*
Deuteronomy 1:6-10
📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN*
Numbers 31-32
*COMMENTARY*
God, Himself had to challenge the Israelites to leave the area where they had stayed for too long, that they should go and possess the land of Canaan which He gave to their forefathers on oath. The text shows that their stagnation and lack of progress were not the wills of God. God wasn't happy with their lack of progress, and sadly, the mountain region had become their comfort zone, as long as manna continued to fall from heaven. It was a call to break camp and advance into their God-given possession, the land of Canaan.
This is another year to increase our age. We shouldn't continue to remain stagnant in poverty, sinful lifestyle, spiritual babyhood and infertility, not getting married if you are up to the age, unemployment, mediocrity, low level of educational attainment and no promotion in place of work, whereas God wants better things and higher levels of life and achievements for us. God is never happy with any of His children who is comfortable with negative experiences which are contrary to His perfect will. God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants (Psalm 35:27). He wants His children to grow spiritually, too (1 Peter 2:1-3; 2 Peter 3:18).
Admittedly, some of the factors which inhibited the progress of the Israelites are the same factors that are responsible for the failure of several people to make progress in life today. They include ignorance of God's promises and His perfect will, laziness, lack of vision, wrong company, complacency, curses, evil covenant and satanic attacks, living in sin, not studying God's word, not praying effectively, not
joining a Church where "iron sharpens iron"(Prov. 27: 17) etc. Unbelief was a major setback among the Israelites which made them spend forty years in the wilderness instead of forty days getting into
the Promised Land, despite being blessed and empowered by God.
Vision, determination, robust spiritual life, hard work, good company, diligence, effective prayer and faith in God will launch you into your God-given possessions this year.
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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS*
Move forward, you have tarried so long on that spot.
🙏🏿 *PRAYER*
Lord, help me to break camp and advance into my possessions, according to your will. In the name of Yeshua the Christ Amen
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