Deut. 1:32
"...yet in this thing you did not believe the Lord your God..."
Our relationship with our God is always defined by the "this thing" in our lives. The "now" thing. God said these words to a people who were His unique possession, who knew Him, who had seen His mighty works, and who had won many victories...in the past.
Past obedience does not accrue in some imaginary scale, absolving us from present obedience. Faith for the past thing does not accrue, offsetting the urgency of trusting God in the "this thing".
The New Covenant magnifies the sacredness of the Now. "Now" is forever the acceptable time. We can only act into the present moment. Neither guilt regarding the past, nor good intentions regarding the future are of any worth whatsoever.
Believing God in "this thing" is altogether the issue. It is easier than you could ever imagine to believe that God moved on your behalf in years past, but is for obvious reasons less pleased with you today, and therefore less inclined to bless and deliver you.
Obey God in your "this thing". Believe and apply the grace of God in your "this thing". Is there anything too difficult for Him?
1 comment:
This is so very true Sheila .... We need to obey GOD in the now of our life always ....Knowing that grace covers us is our security but it is never an exuse to ignore the now .... But there is always that fine line between grace and the law where we can get stuck or confused or just want to give up or in .... But then for some unforseen (is that a word ) reason the WORD of GOD becomes so very clear and I recognize that JESUS is my SAVIOUR and HE is alive and HE is also counting on me to be one of HIS advocates ....Happy Mothers Day !!
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