B90X Post 3: When God says "Go!"

Deuteronomy in the original language means "second law".  It records the teaching of the law of the generation that has risen during the Israelites time in the desert.  God considered many of the principles in this book important enough that they are recorded twice in the first five books of the bible.  One of these principles that hit home with me is the "Go" principle.  In Deuteronomy 1:19-46, Moses recounts what happened when God said Go! and Israel said No!  God told Israel it was time to enter the promised land and an expedition was sent ahead to spy out the land.  They all reported that the land was great, indeed a land flowing with milk and honey.  However, they reported that the inhabitants were too big and the cities too fortified to overtake.  Two men from the entire spying expedition were faithful and reported the contents of the land and noted the strength of the inhabitants, but said, "We should go up and take the land, for we can certainly do it" (Numbers 13:30).  The Israelites were afraid because of the conflicting reports and did not want to fight for the land.  God had already promised to give them this land, but they did not trust in the promise he had made them.  If God has promised you something and requires your action, do not hesitate!  When God tells you Go!, you either grasp hold of the purpose and life God has for you, or you risk forfeiting the plans God has in store in for you.  After the Israelites disobeyed, God told them that none of them (except for the two who remained true to God's promise Joshua and Caleb) would be allowed to live long enough to enter the promised land.  Instead God ordered them to "turn around and set out toward the desert" (Deuteronomy 1:40).  That is the decision we face when God tell us Go!  Will we trust and be led into the promised land of God, or we will hesitate and be pointed toward the desert of our own making?


On a side note, Stuart asked a question to God's Plan, God's Time and I shared my thoughts in the comment section of that post.