2018 is here and we are past the midway mark of January! Are you still keeping your New Year's resolutions? Did you set any spiritual goals for your life? Are seeking to walk In the special will of the Lord for you, your family and your church? 2018 can be an amazing year in Jesus for you and I! However, too many times we become stranded in the "wilderness" of our wrong decisions and we "wander" like the Children of Israel did. Recorded in the Book of Numbers chapter 13 is the sad picture of a people choosing to walk in unbelief and beginning a 38 year period of "spinning their wheels"! The LORD had brought them out of Egypt so that He could bring them into the Promise Land as promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. However, they chose to stay in the wilderness instead of believing and experiencing the fulfillment of the promises of God! The Children of Israel had enough faith "to come out" but not enough faith "to enter in" despite all of the reassurances of Moses that the LORD would fulfill His Word. Are living in the "no man's land of in between"? You have been saved from your sins , as pictured in the Hebrews being set free from Egyptian bondage, but you have not entered into living the victorious Christian life, as pictured in Children of Israel entering the Promise Land to possess their promised possession! Are you following the Lord wholeheartedly or Is you spiritual life marked by hesitation, procrastination and frustration which are symptoms of unbelief! Too many of us have had times in which we lived in the "wilderness" of our own choosing and missing the best that Lord had for us! Moses sent 12 men to explore the Promise Land and bring back a report; the committee was split! 10 men said that although the land was everything the LORD the promised, but there were too challenges for them to overcome! Few remember the names of faint-hearted ten! However, Joshua and Caleb gave the minority report of the committee and challenged the people to trust the LORD for the victory! The people choose to believe the unbelieving 10! 38 years later, Joshua and Caleb entered into the Promise Land and experienced the joy of possessing their possessions, while all the others died in the wilderness! Let me challenge you to believe the Lord's promises to you and move in the power of the Spirit to claim all the Lord has prepared for you this year! Live Romans 12:1-2 and you will experience a great year, possibly the greatest year in your walk with the Lord Jesus! Don't wander in the wilderness of your own unbelief!
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