Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan, 2 all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, 3 the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. 4 Then the LORD said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.” (Dt 34:1-4)
This passage intrigues me today. I looked it up because I realized today just how close we are to reaching our goal the embrace of God through the completion of this fast. Easter is 19 days away! I feel like Moses on Nebo peering across the Dead Sea and The Jordan River Valley and seeing the Promised Land for the first time. By the description God would have to had given him supernatural sight or else the mountain was higher and the air clearer than it is now!
Moses looked from that viewpoint and saw the future of God's people. He also looked back and saw that God had promised to Abraham all those centuries ago an inheritance, with land, a multitude of descendants and blessings on the flock and the fields.
I too look ahead and see that Easter and the end of this special time is drawing near. New Life and resurrection are the next season. How will we live differently into the season of Easter? Will we maintain the holy habits we've practiced? Will we slip back into unhealthy habits? Will live like nothing happened? Will we seek new territory in God's promises?
And I look back. God has been faithful all the way through this fast. Even when I failed, He kept me. It doesn't seem like Ash Wednesday was that long ago, but it was near 30 days ago. God has acted powerfully in the lives around me and in my own heart.
If I like Moses died today from this view, I think I would die in peace.
Lord, I thank You for Your promises, Your faithfulness and Your willingness to provide. Amen
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