Breaking New Ground

Today's Bible Reading For Saturday 27 February 10:
Deuteronomy 1
Deuteronomy 2

Thought For Today “Breaking New Ground”

Deuteronomy 1:5-8

This morning my heart is rejoicing after reading these verses and eventually the whole of the two Chapters for today. It’s important to understand that all the children of Isreal had gone through, God was above them in a pillow of cloud by day and a pillow of fire by night. Ever mindful of their sinful ways and attitudes that blocked their blessings, He still made a way out of no way. God had a destination in mind for His people and was determined for them to get there.

Regardless of the circumstances and situations you’re facing right now, God is bigger than they are. Throughout all their wilderness wanderings, God glorified His name wherever they went. As is the case in these verses, God is ready for His people to Break New Ground. Watch this! An eleven days’ journey took them forty years to complete! Verse 6 says, “The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount”.

A move of God takes place in your life because He is stirring His next move in your spirit that’s leading you to your destiny. When God sees you’ve had enough and you have been in the storm too long, He rises to the occasion and speaks to your circumstances. The prepares Himself to move you closer to the Promised Land. When He recognizes that you have learned from your trials, benefited from your haters, and are humble enough to handle the Glory that’s about to elevate your story to New Ground will He rise up and say, you’ve been in this mountain area too long, it’s time to make a move.

Verse 7 says, He directs them through various mountains, hills, and plains, why? To them, it didn’t look like much of a place to celebrate or get your praise on! You see, the mountains were there to shield them from their detractors who were on the other side and couldn’t get to them. Sometimes in life, God has to “box us in” in order to shield us from those who would hinder our Next Move. Always remember that God is a step ahead of where He’s taking you. He has done the “dirty work”, so we won’t have to do it. The key here is to NOT move until God gives you marching orders.

How do you know when God is saying it’s time to move to new ground? God begins to stir in your soul dreams and visions about where He’s taking you. You feel the need for change! You start seeing yourself in better situations BEFORE you get there. It’s when you start visualizing new beginnings and better opportunities to advance your is stirring on the inside of your heart. It is at this moment God has already gone ahead of your dreams to make them into realities. This is not the time to move in FEAR but in FAITH. Don’t wait for everything to be clear and obvious before you move towards your destiny, that’s why the He sent you by way of the mountains so He could shield and shape you for the next move.

Then God says to us in verse 8, Behold, I have SET the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers….
Praise be to God that He positions us to have it BEFORE we possess it. The “driving out” of who or what may be there when you arrive is NOT your responsibility. God simply says, Possess The Land, it’s your now! When God says move it is time to move. So many times we worry about details that’s squarely in the hands of God to work out. You should know that God specializes in working BEHIND the scenes for us so we won’t take the glory or credit for His doings in our lives. Why do you think when you went go to purchase that car knowing your credit was “sho nuff” jacked up, and the dealer said give him a few minutes and he’ll get back with you. At that moment, God invades the mind and hearts of people and moves them to bless us when we need it the most. Our prayers positions God to work FOR US, but through those who hold the keys to our breakthrough. If you got it all figured out, then God wasn’t in the planning!

When God tells you and me to go in and possess the land, your bags should have been packed and a change of address should have been forwarded to your New Ground. Don’t wait to see it, get to stepping this morning and watch God makes it happen! Faith in His ability enables you to have it before you possess it. We walk by faith and not by sight. God will always give you as far as you can see.

If you can see it, then certainly you can have it!