Today's Passage: Numbers 32
I have a strong justice nature so this passage was very challenging to me. I have a hard time thinking it was fair for these tribes to basically lay claim to their land before everyone else. The key to this passage however, is that the Gadites and the Reubenites made clear their intentions to continue to follow the Lord's commands and fight with the rest of the Lord's people.
What this passage brought to my attention was that we often set out on a journey with two sets of goals in mind, God's and ours. God's goals tend to drive us on to do things we have never imagine doing, but our goals if set any shorter than God's can cause us to stop short of God's plans.
We find in this passage that even after the two tribes obtained their goal, they continued to pursue God's goal and saw it through to the end. This should be a testimony to us not to settle for the fulfillment of our limited desires, but to push forward with thanksgiving and reach for the goals that only God can do.
Be thankful when God blesses you but realize that He does so not just for your benefit, but for the benefit of everyone He is calling you to reach out to.
Not to us but to Your name be the glory.
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