Who Will Enter Canaan?

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Deuteronomy 1:26-32 New International Version

26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. 27 You grumbled in your tents and said, “The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us. 28 Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’”
29 Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, 31 and in the wilderness. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.”
32 In spite of this, you did not trust in the Lord your God, 33 who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go.

For Reflection

Verse 26 indicates the power of fear and rumor -- their words of perceived impending doom, impatience, distrust and rebellious speeches and actions. They had eyes but could not see, ears but could not hear God's promise to prepare a place for them and protect them. They did not see the real nature of the Canaanites. They saw only that which augmented their fears.

Pray
Pray about that which you fear. Pray and internalize the promise of God to provide for your safety.


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