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"God's Plan is Best" by Scott and Sherry Sherwood
Numbers 32:6 Moshe answered the descendants of Gad and of Re’uven: “Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here? 7 Besides, why are you trying to discourage the people of Isra’el from crossing into the land Adonai gave them?
14 Now you, another brood of sinners, have arisen in your fathers’ place to increase still more the fierce anger of Adonai toward Isra’el! 15 For if you turn away from him, he will leave them in the desert again, and thus you will cause the destruction of all these people!”
16 But they came up to him and said, “Here we will build enclosures for our livestock and cities for our little ones, 17 but we ourselves will be armed and ready for action to march at the head of the people of Isra’el, until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones will stay in the fortified cities here because of the people now living in the land. 18 However, we will not return to our own homes until every man in Isra’el has taken possession of his land for inheritance. 19 We will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Yarden, westward; because our inheritance has fallen to us on this side of the Yarden, eastward.”
(RY: iv, LY: vii) 20 Moshe said to them, “If you will do this — if you will arm yourselves to go before Adonai to the war, 21 and if every one of your soldiers will cross the Yarden before Adonai, until he has driven out his enemies ahead of him, 22 and if the land has been conquered before Adonai, and only after that do you return — then you will be clear before Adonai and before Isra’el, and this land here will be yours to possess before Adonai. 23 But if you will not do this, then you have sinned against Adonai, and you must understand that your sin will find you out.
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The Israelites were finally at their destination–the Promised Land. It was time for them to step into the land God had provided for them and trust God for the battles that were ahead. However, two of the tribes decided they were content staying just outside of what God had planned for them. They chose to provide a safe and comfortable spot for their families, just in case their current life was as good as it was going to get.
The decision to settle for less than God’s best does not just affect our own lives. Moses pointed out to the tribes of Gad and Reuben that their decision to choose mediocrity had the potential to influence the decisions of those around them, just as our actions affect others.
Our faith should not stop short of where God is leading us. May we trust in a God who longs to take us all the way–to the life He has planned for us. Let us be faithful to join our brothers and sisters in Christ in the battles ahead, knowing God’s plan is always better than our own.
-------Hymn for Today: "Where He Leads Me" by E. w. Blandy
1. I can hear my Savior calling,
I can hear my Savior calling,
I can hear my Savior calling,
"Take thy cross and follow, follow me."
Refrain:
Where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow;
I'll go with him, with him all the way.
2. I'll go with him through the garden,
I'll go with him through the garden,
I'll go with him through the garden,
I'll go with him, with him all the way.
Refrain:
Where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow;
I'll go with him, with him all the way.
3. I'll go with him through the judgment,
I'll go with him through the judgment,
I'll go with him through the judgment,
I'll go with him, with him all the way.
Refrain:
Where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow;
I'll go with him, with him all the way.
4. He will give me grace and glory,
He will give me grace and glory,
He will give me grace and glory,
and go with me, with me all the way.
Refrain:
Where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow,
where he leads me I will follow;
I'll go with him, with him all the way.
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Thought of the Day: Psalm 31:4 (3) Since you are my rock and fortress, lead me and guide me for your name’s sake.
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Please Pray: For the teams showing the JESUS film in Mesoamerica.
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