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Deuteronomy 1:6, “The Lord God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.’”

God had brought His people to Mount Horeb to humble them, give them the law, and to prepare them for the Promised Land.  They had dwelt there for about a year and now it was time to leave.  God still allows His people a time of difficulty.  It is a time of preparation for what they are to be doing.  However, He does not leave them there; he moves them from the place of difficulty (My friend, Ira Paine calls this the wilderness.) to the place they are prepared for.

It seems to me that we can be in the same job or same relationship long enough to become uninteresting and just something we do.  Perhaps, that is why some jobs have so much turnover and so many broken marriages; there is very little growth, nothing new occurring. Those jobs that are busy and active seem to retain people for a long time because of the rewards and pace.  Marriages that are kept fresh and new seem to be long lasting as well.  The point is to look for ways to keep your job and marriage fresh and new each day.

I think every Christian goes through times of difficulty in their walk with the Lord.  Their Bible is not read; there is no prayer time; their relationship with the Lord is stagnant.  They have become satisfied with their relationship with the Lord.  Satisfaction with your job, with your relationships, with the Lord causes laziness, boredom, and eventual destruction.  God’s command is to move!  Read Deuteronomy 1:8. “See I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land the Lord swore to your fathers – to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – to give to them and their descendants after them.” 

What is the point to this this morning?  I’m glad you asked.  Our Promised Land is eternal life with the Lord in heaven.  When God commands us to go forward, He is encouraging us to remember where we are going to.  But, until we enter our eternal reward, we walk with Him as best we can.  To do that we are studying God’s Word (Learning Daily!), in prayer , around God’s people, living the way He desires us to live.  We are not complacent in our relationship to the Lord but growing.  The Bible is “living and powerful” according to Hebrews 4:12. It is new everyday teaching and encouraging, and convicting us of wrong living. That keeps us from becoming complacent.

Keep your relationship new.  Open your bible this morning with a renewed freshness to see what it has for you today.  What an adventure is in store for you as you do!

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