The Waiting Game
All through the Bible, God's people continually found themselves in bondage. They were constantly slaves to foreign countries who would rule over them. In Deuteronomy, we find them recovering from their slavery to the pharoah of Egypt. They were now following Moses, a converted man with a past... he had a criminal history to include: A one-time fugitive with an anger problem, who had murdered a man, and fled the country.
Now this man, Moses, who had turned his life around was leading millions of people to the promised land... proving God can use sinners to do great things... but after 40 years of almost walking in circles, the people mumbled, complained, grew weary... they now felt in bondage to the dryness of the desert.. God had not fulfilled his promise to them.. in their timing... so they had built idols to other gods... in hopes of faster results... only to find that their agendas... did not mesh with God's... they had to learn to wait on God... we hate waiting 5 minutes at Walmart... let alone 40 years in a desert...
This applies to us because we are all in bondage to something.. money, material things, jealousy, envy, gossip, lust, fear, anxiety, pills... our entire lives we will find ourselves as slaves to something... we will become discouraged... thirsty... failing... and losing hope... but we must never forget our purpose..
We are to pursue Christ... no matter the wait time... no matter how long the line is ahead of us... we must never cut... must never turn back... we must humbly stand... wait for our number to be called... step forward daily... and learn to stop casting stones at others for their simple flaws and complete an inventory check on ourselves.. day by day... throwing out the clutter...
We are an angry, obstinate, selfish people... who want everything now... we must embrace that God will reward the righteous... in his time... and never give up the fight.. never throw in the towel... get back in God's word... and teach our hearts how to patiently wait... no matter how weird the rest of the world thinks we are... they can never take away "God's Word... thats hidden in our hearts".
Now this man, Moses, who had turned his life around was leading millions of people to the promised land... proving God can use sinners to do great things... but after 40 years of almost walking in circles, the people mumbled, complained, grew weary... they now felt in bondage to the dryness of the desert.. God had not fulfilled his promise to them.. in their timing... so they had built idols to other gods... in hopes of faster results... only to find that their agendas... did not mesh with God's... they had to learn to wait on God... we hate waiting 5 minutes at Walmart... let alone 40 years in a desert...
This applies to us because we are all in bondage to something.. money, material things, jealousy, envy, gossip, lust, fear, anxiety, pills... our entire lives we will find ourselves as slaves to something... we will become discouraged... thirsty... failing... and losing hope... but we must never forget our purpose..
We are to pursue Christ... no matter the wait time... no matter how long the line is ahead of us... we must never cut... must never turn back... we must humbly stand... wait for our number to be called... step forward daily... and learn to stop casting stones at others for their simple flaws and complete an inventory check on ourselves.. day by day... throwing out the clutter...
We are an angry, obstinate, selfish people... who want everything now... we must embrace that God will reward the righteous... in his time... and never give up the fight.. never throw in the towel... get back in God's word... and teach our hearts how to patiently wait... no matter how weird the rest of the world thinks we are... they can never take away "God's Word... thats hidden in our hearts".
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