3 Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.”
This one actually made me chuckle out loud. Then I thought, "good for you, God!" These people seem so skittish, and so forgetful, and easily moved off of the right path.....but just like yesterday, I see a lot of myself in their weakness and actions.
Stay strong in God! Don't let my tiny circumstance influence my perspective on the creator of the universe!
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17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
ReplyDeleteI took this statement as God will do things for those who truly know him. Not for some stranger that shows up only when they need help but for that familiar person who he speaks with daily. Billions of people in this world and he does know us by name, but it sure be nice if we didn't treat him like a stranger. we being I.
knut