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UNBELIEF

Text: Joshua 5:6.

The Israelis traveled 40 years in the wilderness until the entire nation—that is, the warriors who had departed from Egypt—had perished because they hadn’t listened to the voice of the LORD. The LORD had promised them that he would not let them see the land that he had sworn to give us, a land that flows with milk and honey.

Approximately six hundred thousand (600,000) men (not including women and children) left Egypt for the promised land. This number refers to men of fighting age, that is, 20 years and older. Exodus 12:37.

Of this vast number, only two made it to the promised land. This obviously wasn't God's plan for them, they all died in the wilderness because of their disobedience.

The book of Hebrews  specifically stated that the sin that these Israelites committed was the sin of unbelief. So we see that they were unable to enter because of their unbelief. Hebrews 3:19. 

Unbelief is not just a sin against yourself. It is an insult on the person of God. God delivered the Israelites with a mighty hand from slavery in Egypt. They witnessed all the great wonders He performed on their behalf. They saw how He parted the red sea. They saw how he drown Pharaoh and his armies in the same red sea, they saw how He gave the water to drink from the rock. They experienced all of these and more. 

So, when He told them He's taking them on a journey to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, they couldn't believe Him because they felt the people in that land were bigger and stronger than them.

Like the Isrealites, God is taking you on a journey. He's preparing you for the big role He has in mind for you. Every obstacle you have faced and overcome is God's way of bracing you up for the bigger one ahead. He expects you to know that He is more than able to see you through whatever challenge you are facing, because He has seen you through some challenges in the past.

When you refused to obey His instructions because you are afraid of the challenges ahead of you, you are simply saying that those obstacles are bigger than God, and God doesn't take it lightly when you give His place and glory to another.

Six hundred thousand people with the exception of just two, died because they refused to believe that God is able to do what He says He will do. To disbelieve God after He has proven Himself strong and mighty in your life is to incur the wrath of God.

Hear the conclusion from Hebrews 3:12, *See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.* 

 *BIBLE READING* 

Hebrews 3:7-19.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father God, I receive the grace to believe you in every circumstance even when it doesn't make sense in Jesus name.

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