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Deuteronomy 34: 1-4 (NIV)
Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo
from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the
Lord showed him the whole land . . . Then the Lord said to him, “This is the
land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob . . . I have let you see it
with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”
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| Don’t waste . . . [today] by whining over yesterday’s disappointments or pining for a perfect tomorrow.* |
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Poor Moses! One little temper tantrum and he is barred
forever from crossing into the Promised Land. Surely the taste was bitter,
after 40 years of trying to get there, as he looked but could not touch.
We face disappointments in life – big ones and little ones.
We can imagine how we would feel if we were in Moses’ sandals and we even
wonder how God could have been so harsh in his punishment for the little
incident in Numbers chapter 20. But in
Matthew 17, Mark 9, and Luke 9 we find the happy ending arranged for Moses by a
loving God. On a high mountain, Moses met and chatted with the Messiah – and
finally stepped into the boundaries of the land that was forbidden to him in
his lifetime.
Instead of bemoaning your life’s disappointments, remember
that God’s plans for you are bigger and better than your dreams for yourself.
Follow him and trust that you will see the Promised Land some day. And chat with the Messiah!
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| Our pain and suffering is often so intense it is impossible to see beyond our understanding to a greater plan and purpose.* |
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