The Lord spoke to the children of Israel at the end of their 40 years in the wilderness these words found in Deuteronomy 8:1-2, "All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no."
The forty years in the wilderness was to accomplish four things in their lives. These things were:
1. Humble them - for pride causes people to fall
2. Prove them - that the just shall live by faith
3. To know what is in their heart - God shows us our heart's condition through his works
4, To see if they would keep his word or not - obedience is better than sacrifice
God still works in the lives of his children in similar fashion.Have you recognized His hand in your life in these ways?
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