The Prophetic Word – Days 125 thru 130

The Prophetic Word

Day 125: The time comes to put up or shut up.

In preparation for our discussion over the next five days, please carefully read and meditate on this passage of scripture:

““For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.””

Deuteronomy 30:11-20 NKJV

Moses struggled with a group of rebellious, unbelieving people for over 40 years as they wandered through the desert. During this time, those who failed to believe God, rather, choosing to believe the evil report from 10 of the spies, perished.

Now the time had come for Moses to die and the children of Israel to finally take possession of the land God promised them. It is within this context that Moses issues this important warning (in the passage above) to the people who were about to enter into the Promised Land.

Now, what does this have to do with us and the time in which we are living?

We’ll talk more about this over the coming days.