Devotion 02/03/09

"It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road." (Deuteronomy 1:2)

It should only take approx. 11 days to travel through the desert, but the whole Israelites took 40 years to complete the journey. Why? Because of their disobedience and unbelief, they wandered in the desert and died without inheriting the Promised Land. Throughout the years, the Israelites complained to Moses regardless; in God's eye, they didn't just quarrel against Moses, they indirectly refused God's government. When they had no meat, they wanted to stone Moses, then God provided them meat; after a short while, they hated the taste of quails. Everytime they faced hardships, they began to reminisce about their life in Egypt as slaves.

How often do we back down from hardships? How often do we say to God that Your will be done in life?
That's why Jesus is saying - for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:30) Do we want to stay in the desert and keep learning the same lesson for 40 years because of our disbelief? Or do we want to take up Jesus' yoke and His burden, and walk out of the desert in 11 days?

God's promises never change. Hang on and don't let go.

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