27‘Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, the north, the south, and the east; behold it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. 28‘But command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.’
Moses wanted to go into the Promised Land. However, this was not going to happen. God’s plan was for Joshua to take the children of Israel into the Promised Land. God did allow Moses to go up onto the mountain and look down on the land that He was going to give to His people.
God told Moses, “command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.”
Sometimes, our call and our responsibility is to pray for others. We do not know what God’s will and plans are. However, we can understand that our responsibility first and foremost is to pray that God will lead us to do what He wants us to do.
Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt. He wanted to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. He had spent 40 years with them in the wilderness. He looked forward to seeing the Promised Land Himself.
Sometimes, our calling is to lead and prepare others to reap the harvest that we may want to reap ourselves. Moses’ responsibility was coming to an end. He is old and his life is almost over and God tells him, “Encourage and strengthen Joshua for he will lead the people into the Promised Land.”
It does not matter what our call and our responsibility is; we are to encourage and strengthen those around us so that in God’s strength they can accomplish what God wants to accomplish in them and for His glory and for His honor. When you and I take the time to pray to that end, we share in the rewards and the benefits of what God is able to accomplish in the life of that person!
What a blessing indeed it is to be able to share in the work that God is doing in the world around us.
A Pastor's thoughts about the Scripture and it's influence in our lives.
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