Numbers 32:5 “If we have found favor in your eyes….let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”
In my church, the band will sometimes play Pink Floyd’s “On the Turning Away” during prayer time. I have always found the song to be haunting, but it truly wasn’t until this moment, this scripture, that I see how incredibly apt this song is to our daily walk.
Numbers 32:7 “Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over the land the LORD has given them?”
Every moment of every day we have the choice to turn toward God and His people, to be His hands and His feet to the “pale and downtrodden” or to turn away, to turn a blind eye, to stay content in our personal comfort. But it’s easy to get trapped in the mindset that someone else will help, that it’s ok if we turn away just this once. It’s a slippery slope.
Numbers 32:11 “‘Because they have not followed Me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more when they came up out of Egypt will see the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—'”
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for this understanding of the daily choice You place before us. In my comfort, in my discomfort, in my own insecurities, help me always turn toward You and Your people, to be Your hands and feet, to shine Your light. Help there to be no more turning away. Draw us closer. Amen.
Numbers 32:14-15 “And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the LORD even more angry with Israel. If you turn away from following Him, He will again leave all this people in the wilderness….”
Have a blessed day.
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