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Saturday, March
6, 2010
The Pro Missed Land
Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel,
and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may
increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in
the land that floweth with milk and honey. (KJV)
You will notice in your Bible that it is
full of promises, things that our Lord promised to be done on behalf of all
those that would be willing and obedient to His word. This land of Canaan
that was promised to the children of Israel after their departure from
Egypt was missed by many of them because of unbelief. It is your duty each
and every day to begin in the Word of God so that you as a professing
Christian will not miss out on what our Lord had for you.
1 Corinthians 10:4-6 And did all drink
the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that
followed them: and that Rock was Christ. (5) But with many of them God was
not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. (6) Now these
things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil
things, as they also lusted. (KJV)
Back in the old testament the promised
land was Canaan, a land described full of milk and honey. I read one time
where it was said that, a journey of about eleven days ended up taking 40
years instead. Do take notice that it was many of God’s people that He was
not well pleased with, and it was those that actually walked with Him for a
season who ended up dying in the wilderness instead of inheriting the
promised land.
Numbers 14:34-36 After the number of the
days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year,
shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my
breach of promise. (35) I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all
this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this
wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. (36) And the
men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the
congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
(KJV)
Have you ever got to the point where you
were fed up, tired of trying to do things on your own, knowing the Lord had
something much better for you? The children of Israel arrived at the hill
overlooking the land of Canaan, however, instead of moving forward they
gave ear to a false report; or simply put, they let a spirit of fear hold
them back from their inheritance. How many slanders have you given ear to
instead of knowing the truth that would set you free and keep you moving
forward in your walk, inheriting the promises that our Lord has for His
people, which you are one of as well.
Romans 1:20-22 For the invisible things
of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by
the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they
are without excuse: (21) Because that, when they knew God, they glorified
him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their
imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (22) Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools, (KJV)
You know, there are still many pros out
and about who profess to know God but in works deny Him. If you are not
taking the time on a daily basis in renewing your mind in the Word, then
eventually your heart will become darkened and you will end up fooled and
missing out on what our Lord has for you to inherit as one of His people;
which He considers us his precious pearl.
Hebrews 10:23-24 Let us hold fast the
profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that
promised;) (24) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to
good works: (KJV)
You know the sad truth is that, for those
that are in the flesh history has a tendency to repeat itself. However, we
which are the true church of God need to hold fast faithfully to what was
promised to us, access to all the Spiritual blessings in Christ, which is
there for the taking to all that take the time to hear the Lord and allow
Him to have more of an influence than those things of this lower realm. So
today will you not only hear the wonderful promises of God, but hold fast
so that what He spoke and professed for our benefit is not missed, but of
His fullness are we all receiving as well.
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