What should we do to Possess the Promised land?
Deuteronomy 10:11-13 And
the Lord said unto me,
Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the
land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.
12 And now, Israel, what doth
the Lord thy God require
of thee, but to fear the Lord thy
God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and
with all thy soul, 13 To keep the
commandments of the Lord, and
his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
The Book of Deuteronomy is a very interesting book that I
love to read. In it I find a lot of promises which are very practical and
relevant today also. The book is the 5th book of the Torah and is
the more of teaching given by Moses to the Israelites before they enter the
Promised Land.
Are we ready to enter our Promised Land? What is our Promised
Land? These are the questions that will be in your mind. I urge you to pray to
God to reveal His purposes and plans for your life. But there are some basic guidelines before we
do it.
In Chapter 9 Moses talks about the Sin of the people and why
they should not depend on their own righteousness. This is highlighted a number of times in
chapter 9. In chapter 10 Moses talks about how God has reconciled to the people
in the wilderness. Now he is talking about five basic things that the people
must do before they enter the Promised Land. What does the Lord require of thee,
is how vs 12 starts.
1 Fear the Lord thy God. – By fear it is now like we talk
about fear today. In this context it means acknowledging the power of God in
your Life. Accept the authority of God. Accept his majesty in our life. Dread
his wrath. In our day to day works can we be in the Fear of God.
2 Walk in all His ways. -
Walk in the ways he has appointed us. Live like God would have
lived. I recently heard about an
incident. A murderer who had finished his jail term comes to a Preacher and
asks is he could be part of his Church. The preacher welcomed him whole
heartedly. Then the murderer confessed that he was the one who has killed the
Preacher’s son. The preacher lovingly replied, I had forgiven you long back.
Now you are welcome to attend my church.
This is an extreme case but even then the preacher lived like Jesus
would have. In each of our transactions
can we live like this? Walk in ways that Jesus has shown us.
3 Love the Lord - Do we love our Lord to the core or are we
namesake followers of Christ. Can we
love Him more than we love our earthly father/ mother? He will encompass us
with His abundant love.
4 Serve the Lord with all thy might and soul - We must
devote ourselves to His honour. We must live our lives to enhance His kingdom. Be
it in our workplaces, our homes, our conversations in short in all our deeds
and actions.
5 Keep the Commandments - The Old Testament commandments
were to make the people know that without His grace we cannot live by the law.
Once Jesus came to the earth and was beaten, crucified, buried and resurrected
for our sins, this Mosaic Law of the Ten Commandments is over. Now we need to
be under the new Covenant.
The above are very easy to follow. In our daily walks of
life we need to be walking talking living Christ like lives in this earth. Be a
blessing for the family, Community around us and to the people that come into
touch with us.
May the grace of the Lord and the love of Jesus Christ bless
you and your family. May He grant you knowledge and wisdom to understand His
purpose in your life. May Jesus guide you to your promised land. Amen
