Deuteronomy 9:7
“Remember this and never forget how you aroused the anger of the Lord your God in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the Lord.”
Years ago I read a book by Major Ian Thomas called The Saving Life of Christ. I had almost forgotten it until a phrase crossed my mind from that book. A Day to Be Remembered, In a Land to Be Possessed. As I reflect on this phrase it reminds me of how very much we are like the children of Israel in the exodus.
The Israelites had been in bondage for over four hundred years. They were treated harshly and cried out to the Lord to deliver them. You recall the story of how Moses was sent as the one to challenge Pharaoh and proclaim curse after curse without being set free.
It was not the arguments of Moses that led to their release, but the tenth and final one in which the first born unless the blood of an innocent lamb was applied to the door posts where each family ate in haste.
It may be easy to remember the time we gave our heart to the Lord and were set free from sin and death. The important thing is that there is a land to be possessed. There is not only a day to be remembered, but there is a land to be possessed. The Lord wants us to live in victory. Are you wandering or possessing?
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil