Isaiah 1:19-20 ‘If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it’
DAILY READING; Ephesians 6; Ezekiel 17; Isaiah 46
The story of the Exodus has continued to be a mystery to scientific researchers who have often argued over certain aspects of the event such as the parting of the sea.
But the Biblical facts remain true that around 1300 B.C, two million Jewish slaves departed from Egypt and were miraculously sustained by God for 40 years in the wilderness. Their exodus was one of the largest migrations in the history of the world.
After 430 years of slavery in Egypt where the Israelites were forced to build the store-cities of Pithom and Ramses, God miraculously brought them out to take them to the promised land of Canaan.
As their journey started, the Israelites could have gone through a shorter route which would have taken them about 150 miles and two weeks to get to Canaan.
But because it led through the chief towns of the hostile Philistines, the Bible said the people would probably have repented when they saw war, and returned to Egypt, so God led them through a longer route.
This longer route was a trip of about four months. But surprisingly it would take them forty years to reach their destination.
Why so? Because of the people’s disobedience.
When they reached Kadesh-Barnea, and were very close to entering Canaan, the spies sent to survey the land brought back fearful reports that made all the people to refuse to go in and take the land, except Joshua and Caleb.
Due to this, they were not allowed to enter Canaan until everyone over age 20, who came out of Egypt, except Joshua and Caleb, died in the desert. Those who died were probably more than a million, their gradual demise has been called, “The longest funeral march in history.”
Concerning the experience of the Israelites, Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 10:5-12 “Now these things happened as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things like they did.”
Indeed the story of Israel’s disobedience is a big lesson for every believer to always do what God says, nothing more and nothing less.
In our Christian journey, God has a good plan to take us to a promised land overflowing with blessings, divine health, peace and prosperity. But why many people never get to this glorious destination is because of disobedience.
Disobedience is a silent blessing stealer; and it is the core reason why believers sometimes do not experience the open doors and new levels destined for them.
If we refuse to walk in line with the will of God and eventually fail to correct ourselves, we will have to reap the consequences of defeats and failures.
When God is taking you to your Canaan, to the land He has promised you, total obedience to His instructions becomes crucial. Though we may not initially see the whole picture, we must refuse to fear but rather keep going forward, taking steps of faith.
No matter the price of obedience, it is ultimately much cheaper than the high cost of disobedience.
Obedience is always the story behind the glory. All the giants of faith who succeeded in life, were ordinary men, made extraordinary by obedience to God. Some of the instructions God gave Abraham appeared outrageous but he kept obeying God and in the end, he became a trans-generational celebrity.
Likewise, as we make the choice today to become willing and obedient, surely we shall eat the good of the land.
PRAYER; Lord, Please enable me to always pay the price of seeking Your face, so as to walk in Your plans. Today I receive the grace for complete obedience to Your Word, so that I can be prosperous and have good success in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. WORDBITE 222
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