I like it when I receive an apt word of encouragement, especially when I am waiting on God and I have alot of questions. I was reading the bible when I stumbled upon "The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little..."[Deuteronomy 7:22a, NLT]. I was concerned. We are speaking of a God who can wipe out a nation in one second. We are speaking of a God who had parted the seas, and had provided manna and quail for His people. I wondered, why couldn't He drive out those nations in one go to enable the Israelites have rest once and for all?
The verse went on as follows: "...You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would
multiply too quickly for you..." That was when it all began to make sense. Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save. He was more than able to drive out the nations ahead of the Israelites,but He did not. In His love, wisdom and foresight, He did it little by litttle. God cared so much for His people that He did not drive out the nations occupying the promised land all at once knowing that if He did that, the wild animals would grow in number and would threaten the safety and livelihood of His people.
There are some times when you may wonder why God is allowing a challenge to remain. You might be wondering why there are delays in seeing the physical manifestation of the answers to your prayers. It could be a small or a big issue, but you know God can handle it in one second if He chooses to, yet He has not done so. The passage today is a reminder that God cares about the details of our lives. He does not want the presence of the "wild animals" to interfer with the promised land, nay, the answer to the prayer we have brought before Him.
Do you desire something that God has not given? Are you praying yet it seems God has not answered? God has a perfect timing and may be concerned about the "wild animals", such as unforgiveness, unresolved issues of the past, self condemnation, double-mindedness, or some area of your life He needs to refine. Or He just may be waiting for the appointed time when the testimony will be ripe, while blessing you in preparation. But no matter what may be the cause of the delay, He loves you and cares about every detail of your life. And He will not give you more than you can bear.
Remain blessed.
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Peter says, "grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ"; growing is a matter of "little by little", isn't it?
If I could see you now, I will give you a big wet kiss.
You are speaking directly to me. I just hope this message keeps resonating in my head, even when I am down
Ah Rita, waiting for God to "drive away the nations ......little by little..." can feel so overwhelming sometimes...
But He is faithful and He will give us the strength we need to wait...
Thank you for this.
Thank you for sharing, Rita. This is very useful to me too.
I really needed to read this. I just know that he would come through. Thank you so much for this post.
Thank you for this encouraging post Rita.... God bless you xx
Bless your heart Rita, talk about word in due season. (((Hugs)))
Nicely written and explained. He definitely takes care of every little detail.
Thank you so much for sharing :)
Thank you
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