Pastor Bob DuPar
April 10, 2008

Journal Entry


Scripture

Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24; Luke 13:22-14:6; Psalm 79:1-13; Proverbs 12:26.

Observation

Well according to Bible dictionaries Mount Nebo is the highest point of the Pisgah mountain range at 2630 feet! The fact that Moses climbed this mountain at age 120, right before he died, confirms the biblical account: “when he died… his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.” (Deut. 34:7)

Deuteronomy 34:9 tells us that “Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses laid hands on him.” And, God adds in Joshua 1:5, “No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Yet, Deuteronomy 34:10 says that since Moses’ death: “No prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, who did all those miraculous signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt.” It’s hard to follow a leader that had a greater blessing; and yet, Joshua entered the Promised Land and Moses did not.

Joshua 1:8 tells us: “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then, you will be prosperous and successful.”
People are always wondering how to be prosperous and successful, and here the Bible spells it out clearly.

Luke 13:34: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, …how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing,” is repeated in Luke 19 after the triumphal entry. What a picture of God’s tender longing for us to “get” the free offer of salvation through Christ.

Application

I feel blessed to be in the ministry where it is my privilege to “meditate on God’s Word day and night.” God blesses leaders in different ways, but His promise to “never leave us or forsake us” is consistent and unilateral.

Prayer

“God, continue to bless me with new insights from Your Word. May I daily see You in fresh ways, and understand You in clear pictures that I can communicate to others.”