FEBRUARY 16 - ISRAEL WANDERS
READ Deuteronomy 2
The Israelites wander in the desert.
INSIGHT
David writes that God withholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly. But we see that it is possible, through rebellion, to miss something good that God wants to give us. God wants to give the Israelites the Promised Land. But when they refuse to enter it, they wander through the wilderness until the rebellious generation dies. Then that which God had wanted to give to them, He gives to someone else—the next generation. When we walk in rebellion, we pay a price. God's blessings often include a test. Do we turn back? Or trust Him?
PRAYER
We can express trust in Him with a psalm of praise:
For I know that the Lord is great;
Our Lord is greater than all gods.
The Lord does whatever he pleases
In heaven and on earth,
In the seas and all the depths.
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings the wind from his storehouses (Psalm 135:5-7).
As you seek to keep your life free from sin, pray this passage of confession to the Lord:
God, you know my foolishness,
And my guilty acts are not hidden from you.
Do not let those who put their hope in you
Be disgraced because of me,
Lord God of Armies;
Do not let those who seek you
Be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel (Psalm 69:5-6).
As you confess your sins, voice your affirmation of God's Word:
This is what the Lord says:
The wise person should not boast in his wisdom;
The strong should not boast in his strength;
The wealthy should not boast in his wealth.
But the one who boasts should boast in this:
That he understands and knows me —
That I am the Lord, showing faithful love,
Justice, and righteousness on the earth,
For I delight in these things.
This is the Lord’s declaration (Jeremiah 9:23-24).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:
Offer this prayer of worship to God:
Now may the God of hope
Fill you with all joy and peace
As you believe so that you may overflow
With hope by the power of the Holy Spirit
(Romans 15:13).
The Israelites wander in the desert.
INSIGHT
David writes that God withholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly. But we see that it is possible, through rebellion, to miss something good that God wants to give us. God wants to give the Israelites the Promised Land. But when they refuse to enter it, they wander through the wilderness until the rebellious generation dies. Then that which God had wanted to give to them, He gives to someone else—the next generation. When we walk in rebellion, we pay a price. God's blessings often include a test. Do we turn back? Or trust Him?
PRAYER
We can express trust in Him with a psalm of praise:
For I know that the Lord is great;
Our Lord is greater than all gods.
The Lord does whatever he pleases
In heaven and on earth,
In the seas and all the depths.
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings the wind from his storehouses (Psalm 135:5-7).
As you seek to keep your life free from sin, pray this passage of confession to the Lord:
God, you know my foolishness,
And my guilty acts are not hidden from you.
Do not let those who put their hope in you
Be disgraced because of me,
Lord God of Armies;
Do not let those who seek you
Be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel (Psalm 69:5-6).
As you confess your sins, voice your affirmation of God's Word:
This is what the Lord says:
The wise person should not boast in his wisdom;
The strong should not boast in his strength;
The wealthy should not boast in his wealth.
But the one who boasts should boast in this:
That he understands and knows me —
That I am the Lord, showing faithful love,
Justice, and righteousness on the earth,
For I delight in these things.
This is the Lord’s declaration (Jeremiah 9:23-24).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:
- Greater passion for moral integrity
- The ministry of Christian education institutions
- The concerns of your heart
Offer this prayer of worship to God:
Now may the God of hope
Fill you with all joy and peace
As you believe so that you may overflow
With hope by the power of the Holy Spirit
(Romans 15:13).
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