JANUARY 21

JANUARY 21

With whom was He “provoked for 40 years”? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the desert? Hebrews 3: 17

 You and I can be safely tucked in the family of God and have the full assurance of a heavenly inheritance without ever occupying the land of God’s fulfilled promises on earth. Like the children of Israel, our carcasses can fall in the wilderness. Traveling in Africa, my husband and I once came upon the sight of a cow’s entire carcass polished to the bone by a lion. It reminded me how many times Satan— that “roaring lion”— had tried to destroy my life, witness, and fruitfulness. Will we let him have the satisfaction of cleaning our carcasses because we let them drop in a desert of defeat? God forbid.

Moore, Beth (2013-11-26). Believing God Day by Day: Growing Your Faith All Year Long (pp. 20-21). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.