RTW March 12
Too Long
Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Mount Seir. But forty years after…
Deuteronomy 1:2-3a
My Takeaways
Something Old
“What 11-day journey am I still traveling due to disobedience, grumbling, and complaining?” The question led me to pray Lord, reveal to me the depths of my disobedience, so I can repent and enjoy more fully Your plan for my life.
Something New
Am I currently failing to trust God on a promise that He has already made because the road ahead seems difficult. Deuteronomy 1:32
Something to Do
Be courageous enough to ask God the hard question, and bold enough to correct it.
Jennifer (insert your name here),
“For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these 40 years, the Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”
Deuteronomy 2:7
Wow. I had to pause. God speaking to me, it almost freaked me out a little. I am 40 years old as I sit here today. God jumped right off the page at me today with this. The past few days or more He has really been showing me that He has always been with me, throughout my life, I even posted my prayer about it a few days ago. It’s so true, as much as I have gone through in my life, I have never truly lacked anything. I may have thought I did and wow have I done a lot of complaining, but God has never left me. He has brought me exactly to this place, it’s taken 40 years so far. I have to follow him completely. I must trust and obey him completely. I don’t know where we are going in this journey, I don’t know what God has planned specifically for me, but I know it’s good, it’s better than any plans I could make and I know it will be exactly where I am supposed to be.
“Now He has brought you to this place”
1:31
I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I was made for this!
I am not victim, I live with a vision!
O God, Be Thou My Vision
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God, your so good, you’re so good to me. ❤️
Love your insight! And wrote it in my journal (and my name is Jennifer!).
Awesome, good word, thanks for sharing!
~Something Old: I, too, noted that the 11-day journey was extended to 40 years due to their lack of faith and trust in God.
~Something New: It was the people’s idea to send scouts to the Promised Land when they first encountered it. Moses had said, “Go and occupy it. . .Don’t be afraid! Don’t be discouraged!” (Deut1:21)
~Something To Do: Deut 1:36 says that Caleb has followed the LORD completely. My heart’s desire is to follow the Lord completely too, yet because of my sinful nature, I know I will not be perfect in this while still in my earthly body. Praise God for sending His Son, Jesus, who lived a perfect life and died for me and rose again. Because of Him, God the Father sees me as righteous and has given me the Holy Spirit to work within me to make me more like Jesus as I grow in Him.
Today’s reading really challenged me similarly to Wendy. What have I not believed or not obeyed and am walking in the wilderness as a result.
Also, in Deut 3 Moses reviews that God told them they’d have victory in battle and not to be afraid. Even though victory was sure they still had to go and fight. What battles am I not fighting or am afraid to fight? I have victory in Jesus — trust Him as His Word and take the battle head on!
Finally, I noted the benefit of reviewing my past with the Lord to see how He’s been faithful and how I’ve disobeyed.
“you have stayed on this mountain long enough. It is time to break camp and move on.” Soooooo. What mountain have I stayed on long enough? Break camp and move forward to all He has for you. Yes Lord, I’m willing! Also, even after all He has done, do you refuse to trust the Lord? Think upon all He has done, then lean upon his breast for this next time! He’s so faithful.
Yes. I’ve been in the same mountain forever.
1:8 “Go in and occupy it”
1:21 “Go and occupy it”
Occupy/possess: to inherit. Be an heir
What is my inheritance? What is the “land” God has given me? These are questions I am pondering and feel like I don’t have answers for, to be honest. I’m in a real crisis of faith – or more accurately a crisis of religion. My church is heading in a direction that I believe borders heresy (if not dull out heresy) and I feel like I am being tossed in the sea of doubt and unbelief. I don’t trust myself. I don’t trust God, even after all He has done (1:32). The only thing I trust is His Word (so I guess I DO trust Him)
I loved wendy’s Lesson and am asking the Lord to reveal to me the depths of MY disobedience and distrust. I don’t want to keep missing the promise.
Appreciate your prayers as I seek out a new church. I moved to be closer to this church. Left all my friends and now all my friends are in this church. I’m feeling lost.
I had a really long day and the reading was long….but I so enjoyed all of your responses! You all had a great “take” on the subject. I am thankful for your comments!