The Leader.. Part-3 (The Piligrim's Failure)

Dear Friends,

Greetings to you all in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ.

After understanding the first and second parts, I glorify the God who has clearly explained the life of a great man of God who seemed to be faithful in the entire God's house and set him as an example for us.

We finished the two parts as discussed and entered the third part. Note that if you want to see them, I am giving their links below.

1. The Leader... (Moses in the History) Part -1  https://biblestudynavigatortelugu.blogspot.com/2021/03/10-part-1-new.html -    Click the link to get the first topic.

2. The Leader.. (Moses in the Scriptures) Part2 https://biblestudynavigatortelugu.blogspot.com/2021/06/12-part-2.html

3. The Leader.. Part-3 (The Pilgrim's Failure) 

When we get into the topic, Moses was faithful in everything and got a testimony from God. But I was very disappointed in one thing in his life. You know that too. It is said that for 40 years he walked tirelessly, bearing insults and accusations, hoping to enter the promised land, but did not even set foot on that ground. God said look at that land with your eyes but don't go to the promised land. (Deut. 34:4).

It means that the traveler who traveled so hard did not reach his intended destination. why?  What actually happened?? Was this a gift from God to honor his faithfulness?

I started researching about Moses again to know the truth.

If we think in general, when we start a journey to go somewhere, we feel very sad just when we came to know that the trip has been canceled Or suppose you go on a journey one day and have to come back instead of going to the right place. That pain cannot be said at all.

But, It is very sad to hear that Moses, who traveled for 40 years, he didn't step to the destination, which means, Moses didn't reach the destination. But the twist is that Moses was not discouraged at all. He happily agreed. Why... let's study, only then we learn a lesson.

1. Did God punish Moses?

Moses was righteous in all things. He seemed to be a believer in God's house but in one thing he did according to his mind instead of what God commanded. And going against commandments is a sin! Since God is the judge, there is no wrong in anyone's case! So the judgment that came to Moses was that he was not allowed to step into the promised land.

2. Is it!!... But what was that mistake that Moses made?

When the people of Israel could not find water on the way, they stopped praying to God and began to blame Moses. Then the Lord called Moses and told him to speak to the rock there,  but instead, Moses struck the rock with his staff in front of all the people. A person walking in God's company and as a leader is it not wrong to do that? (Deut. 32:51-52)j

3. And was Moses troubled?

Like every one of us, Moses had many goals. After stepping into the promised land, he has to do this..that..to give a better life to his family and people, he is traveling with many wishes. In other words, stepping into the Promised Land was a dream for Moses. That's why he endured everything. Learned many lessons.

While learning so, it was clear to him that even if I went to the Promised Land it was only for a while and there was another permanent destination to look forward to. Not only Moses. Many faithful realized that and died happily.

4. Like Moses, there are many who have attained eternal heaven.

Paul: Hebrews 11:13-16 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

14. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.

15. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had the opportunity to return.

David: Psalm 39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not Thy peace at my tears; for I am a stranger with Thee and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.. 

Jacob: Genesis 47:9  And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.”

Peter: 1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the south,

Now....What about US?

This journey of life will end one day. Whether we admit it or not... whether we achieve everything we planned or not... we must leave everything and go when we received the Lord's call.

We fear just when we hear the word "death". But the Lord intends for us to understand the matter as well.

For example... suppose a director is making a film. He calls each one and assigns each role. They have to play their role correctly while shooting. When the shooting is over, they have to go to their own places. Such is our life!

Does the sunset of the sun mean that the story of the sun is over? Isn't He going to rise up somewhere else? And we who are here in the dust shall rise in the body of glory in the Lord's kingdom. That is our hope... the secret truth.

We set many goals in our life. But there is nothing wrong with working together to achieve the desired goal. Actually, that's good. But it is literally futile to set extreme goals to satisfy this body that merges into the soil.

It is foolish to lament that we have not reached our desired destination in this world. It is a journey but not our destination. Our destination is the kingdom of heaven.

For we are strangers before Thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers; our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. 1 Chronicle 29:15.

In this context, we need to know some truths about the earth we live on. Because our life and this earth we live in will all disappear one day. Heaven alone is eternal for us. Do you know how much the earth has changed since the beginning of creation??

We thought that Moses did not reach his destination!! But you know what Moses said?...I don't care if I don't reach the goals of this world... Because I have a chance to enter eternal heaven.

Ever since the birth of the earth, it has gradually undergone many changes. Many creatures have become extinct. Although some of the changes seem new, the conclusion of many studies is that the Earth is also nearing its end.

Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner. But My salvation shall be forever, and My righteousness shall not be abolished..

2 Peter 3:10  But the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat. The earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up..

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea..

Then Where is the dwelling place of our Lord

Psalm 102:27 You are eternal; there is no end to your years. destroyed, but we have an eternal dwelling place in heaven, not made with hands. 

Malachi 3:6  “For I am the LORD, I change not. Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.. 

Did you think that Moses did not reach his destination!! But you know what Moses said?...I don't care if I don't reach the goals of this world... Because I have a chance to enter eternal heaven.

   

Is It?  What is the proof then?

Mark 9:4 And Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

Luke 9:30 And two men talked with him, whose names were Moses and Elijah.

Yes, it is true.... Because what Moses did was against God, God punished him severely and God prepared for him in heaven an eternal reward for his faithfulness.

Just as the children of God believe, wait, and finish their earthly journey, we too have to walk on the same path. 

"Hebrews 11:10 For what God is the architect and builder of, Abraham looked forward to that city with foundations."

• Lord Jesus has explained many examples about our true destination i.e. Heaven.
• We are now seeing the way he explained in a mirror but soon we are going to see it with our own eyes and live in that joy.
• This earth, this life, our family, friends, and so much more.....isn't it great! These bonds...relationships... love...are wonderful. We really don't want to leave them! I want to stay in this joy forever! I really feel the same way. But one truth still fills me with extreme joy.

Friends,

If the joyful life that appears before us is like this and then disappears one day..... We are about to step into the joy that never fades, never and never and never changes, how much better it would be. No one can take that joy away from us. We will not lose anyone. Wow... Awesome...

A little warning though. Our prayer is that after we believe that we have qualified to go to heaven, that is, when we are washed in the blood of the Lord and walk in His way, Our people all get there together.

Let us work for the Lord till the end of this Journey.. Let us go away happily like the Children of those days when He calls.

I will meet again with another topic. May God's grace be with us. Amen!