"No More Skirting Around"

And the Lord spoke to me, saying: " You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward." Deuteronomy 2:2-3

As I was reading today these words jumped off the page and landed here. "You have skirted this mountain long enough, turn northward." God has a time and a season for everything. His presence led them very specifically where they were to be and where they were to go each day. It was at His word that they moved or stayed. If you continue on and read this whole chapter you see that they are at the point where He is about to bring His word to pass and bring them to the place that He has given them. The thing is they are not quite there yet. They had been skirting a mountain for a while and now it is time. Time to stop skirting the mountain and move Northward towards the intended destination.

As you read this chapter you see that they were just beginning the process of entering into the place that He has prepared for them. In the verses following He gives them very specific directions on which way to head, how far they are to go, and what to do as they pass by certain places. For example, "You are about to pass through the territory of your brethren, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Deuteronomy 2:4-5 He tells them what to do and what He will do or not do.

I love how what they did in the natural applies to us today in the spiritual. I believe that His word to us today is really simple, "Its time. Time to stop skirting the mountains in our life. Its time to move with renewed purpose into the things of God." He has given us very specific directions as well. We too have His word on how to live a life of faith. He has told us that we are in this world but not of it. He has told us not to be not conformed but instead to be transformed. He has told us to believe and to receive by faith in His word and His ability to bring it to pass. He has told us that He will be with us always! It is time to stop skirting mountains. He is saying, "It is time to move out. The skirting around has been long enough! It is time to move out in Him!"