November 12 And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. -Deuteronomy 3:23–26 After leading the congregation through the wilderness for forty years, Moses desperately desired to see the Land of Promise. But he couldn’t go in because of the sin he committed at Meribah when he implied that God was upset with His people (Numbers 20:10). Consequently, because he misrepresented the nature and character, the goodness and grace of the Father, Moses was unable to accompany the congregation into the Promised Land. Maybe today in your journey through life, you’re a bit discouraged and confused by what you cannot do. You’re not sure where to go from here. It seems like the plans you once had have been altered, that doors have been shut. Maybe things haven’t worked out for you in the way you thought they should or in the way you hoped they would. Moses can relate to you. And he has good news: the solution to your confusion, the prescription for your pain is found at the top of Mount Pisgah. Although Moses could not accompany the children of Israel into the Promised Land, the Lord told Moses to climb Mount Pisgah, or Mount Nebo, where he would be given a supernatural view of the entire land. “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18). The Hebrew word translated “perish” is para`, which simply means “naked.” Without vision, people feel naked, unsure, exposed, and undone. Without vision, people want to hole up and hide away. Without vision, people perish. From this point on, Pisgah in Scripture is known as the Mount of Vision. And it was at this point that Moses knew what he was to do. He was to encourage Joshua, for as a representative of the Law, Moses could not be the one to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land; but as a picture of Jesus, Joshua could and would. How about you? Is it clear to you what you’re to do? Is it clear what those who follow after you are to be? If not, I encourage you to get to a quiet place, away from distractions and interruptions, and say, “Lord, I need vision. I’m perishing. I’m confused. I’m in the dark.” Get away, brothers and sisters, and seek the Lord. Find your Nebo, your Pisgah, and go there regularly.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:03:59 +0000