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Out of the Wilderness……and into the promised land of milk and honey! |
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Are you tired of wondering around and
around in the wilderness, eating nothing but manna, having just enough water to
survive, not having a shade tree as shelter from the heat? How about not knowing where you’re going -
but where you’re at now looks just like where you were before - constantly
finding yourself going in circles day after day, year after year?
You know that you’re supposed to be in
You want out of the wilderness! You want the best that God has for you! You want to fulfill the call of God on your
life – your ministry, your talent. But
you can’t quite seem to make it.
Do you just not want it enough? Do you not know the way out of the wilderness? Are
you lost?
Let’s revisit the story of the
Israelites for a moment. Every man who
was 20 years old or older when they came out of
Twelve men were sent to reconnoiter
the land and ten of them said “we can’t do it!”
The people voted for the majority opinion and didn’t go in. God condemned that group of men (20 and
older) to die in the wilderness.
Now, just so we are clear on
this: This is an analogy (I Corin
10:1-11) and analogies can usually only go so far. You may be in the wilderness alright but
don’t forget you are NOT in
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been
in the wilderness or what has happened to you there. You do remember the snakes, right? Or the quail you got sick on; or the plagues;
or the fire; or the earthquake? You do
remember the golden calf, don’t you?
But, then, there was always the cloud by day and the fire by night to
guide you; the water from the rock; the enemies you fought and defeated.
The question is: Do you really want out of the
wilderness? Do you really want to go to
the Promised Land? Really?
Then here’s
the answer: You have to die!
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