LONG JOURNEY           

Deuteronomy 1

In every man’s journey to the promise land, the favor of God is inhabited to see every sojourner through. There are giants designed by the enemy to hinder and to deny. Also in the journey, the route can be discouraging because it is through the wilderness. Giants will not show up in the physical because their place is in the mind and they often pass through the mouth. The giant of delay, denial and destruction is in every man and if any would let him, he will not let that man arrive at their expected end. The name of that giant is the spirit of complaint. In the company of complaint, is the spirit of discouragement. Deuteronomy 1:27-28,  “And you complained in your tents, and said, ‘Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. 28 Where can we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.”’ It is clear that when complaint sets in you, discouragement will also settle inside you. God has promised and He can not fail. As much as it is important to understand that there are giants on the way to Canaan, then passing through the wilderness should be with diligence so as to gain possession. The passage through the wilderness is a necessary experience. One, however, does not have to live there. For the children of Israel, an eleven day journey became a forty year agony. The wilderness became a habitation when it was only meant to be for a learning experience. The experience is to be added to you and become your make-up in living in the promise land and also in carrying out God’s divine schedule in life. The wilderness experiences are not to break you if you do not break yourself down and make the wilderness your habitation. God is a faithful God. He will go before you and He will fight for you just like He has done in the past. God is a God of promise and the promise that you have received is an assured one because He has never fail. Also, the Word of God that is leading cannot fail; will not fail. In your case, God is up to something good in your life; do not weigh yourself down to nothing. Arise and take on your journey to the promise land and He will carry you through.

Prayer for today: In the journey of life, Father, deliver me from every evil work and let me be preserved that I may see your glory.