Deuteronomy 1:30 says, The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; Moses said God would fight for the people of Israel just as He had in Egypt. God still fights for His people today, ensuring us the victory ultimately. Verse thirty-one adds, And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. Moses also reminded them that God had provided for them in the wilderness. In Egypt and in the wilderness, God did everything for the people of Israel to first secure their release from Egypt and to provide for them afterwards. Neither situation required their being able to do things by their own power. The same is still true today. Verse thirty-two continues, Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, Moses then said that the people still refused to believe in God in spite of all that he had done for them. Too often we as followers of Christ refuse to believe that God will always give us the victory, no matter what happens in this lifetime. Verse thirty-three states, Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. God provided them protection day and night,and He still does today. Verse thirty-four adds, And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, When God heard the people of Isreal murmuring, He was angry with them. God has not changed, and we should never be guilty of murmuring against Him as Christians. Verse thirty-five continues, Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, Because of their lack of faith in God, He said none of those who were over the age of twenty would enter the Promised Land. Once we are old enough to make a decision to accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, if we refuse to put our faith in Him, we will never enter the Promised Land, Heaven. Verse thirty-six says, Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. Moses then said God was going to make an exception for Caleb, who had remained faithful, and we know this applied to Joshua as well. Even if the whole world, even those who are called God's people, were to turn away from God, as long as we remain faithful, He will carry safely home to the Promised Land. Verse thirty-seven adds, Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. Moses said that God was angry with him because of his actions and said that Moses would not be allowed to enter the Promised Land. Fortunately for us, if we put our faith in Jesus Christ, our actions when we sometimes doubt God and act on our own will power will not keep us out of heaven. Verse thirty-eight continues, But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. Joshua was going to replace Moses as the leader of Israel, just as leaders of the church are replaced today as others get old or die. Verse thirty-nine concludes, Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. Those who had been too young to make a decision when they first got to the Promised Land would also be allowed to enter.
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