The Importance of Seasons - A Time For Everything Under The Sun
Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in seasons that God has already told us to move on from. When the children of Israel were on their journey to the promise land, they were at the Mount Sinai for a while learning about the laws of God and His instructions as they were about to enter into this promise. God said to Moses, " You have stayed at this mountain long enough. It is time to break camp and move on..." Deuteronomy 1:6-7 NLT. For the children of Israel, a journey that was only supposed to take 11 days morphed into a 40-year season of wilderness, pain, but yet, the display of God's patience, faithfulness, and everlasting love. The children of Israel found themselves in this position because of disobedience to God's commands, and the Lord wanted to ensure that the residue of being in Egypt, a house of bondage, was cleansed from His people to the extent that He allowed the older generation that complained to die in the wilderness and not enter the promise land. The ...
