Week 10; Day 3

Deuteronomy 1-3
Life can be exhausting. This beautiful book begins with a recount of the Israelites over their previous 40 years and it serves as a great source of strength to us. Recounting some of the words spoken by God, I pray that today your heart is settled. Whatever trials, temptations and battles you are facing, when God has made clear His plan for you, you can have complete trust in Him knowing that He goes before you, fighting the battle for you. We cannot get in front of Him, meagerly attempting to fight on our own. We cannot retreat. We can walk confidently in the protection of our Mighty God, knowing that we do not have to fear or fight.

See, I have set the land before you. Enter and take possession of the land the Lord swore to give you.

See, the Lord your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

Do not be terrified or afraid of them! The Lord your God who goes before you will fight for you, just as you say Him do for you in Egypt.

The Lord our God gave everything to us.

Did you catch the grammar implication in these verses? It states that the God “has set.” It does not say, “He will.” It says, “He has.” God had set before the Israelites His purpose and plan. All they had to do was trust. He had already won the battle, even before they entered the land. Stop and just think about this; the battle was already won even before it began. We are all facing different circumstances in our lives, but as His beloved daughters, He has a plan for us. He is faithful to bring about that plan and already has victory over every battle that stands against us. Whether it’s a sin that seems to have victory over you, a circumstance that is drowning you or a person that is fighting against you, the battle is His. He is our Protector, our Shield, our Warrior. He will bring about His purpose in our lives, bring us to the land He has promised. However, the choice was theirs and is ours. They had to choose to step forward in faith or fall back in fear. May it not be said of us:
But you were not willing to go up….

But in spite of this you did not trust the Lord your God…