By
AFOLABI SIMEON,
Deuteronomy 1:6
The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying you have dwelt long enough at this mountain.’
Life is like an automobile; you need to press something before it will move forward. The world has witnessed terrific advancement in technology, producing all manner of state-of-the-art cars.
But no matter the sophistry you still need to press something to get it moving. That is the situation with life. Those who stop pressing stop making progress.
It is to be noted that moving a vehicle is not just about pressing anything. A uniformed person could put his leg on the break pedal; and rather than moving it will stay glued to the ground. So it is not just about pressing something; it is about pressing the right thing.
Taking and everything that appeal to out fancy. We need to do the right thing.
Our passage underscores how much God detests stagnation.
He wanted His people then, and now, to make progress and to go to the next dimension which He has in purpose for them. However, God did not leave them themselves to figure out what to do or where to go. He gave them detailed instruction of where to turn.
This is contained in the next line of instruction as we have it in Deuteronomy: 1-7.
Turn and take your journey and go to the mountain of Amorites, to all the neighboring places in the plain, in the mountains and in the lowland, in the south and on the seacoast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates”.
It will take God to show us the right thing to press in order to make progress. The onus is us to ask Him, He is always ready to show us the path to follow.
Prayer: Lifter of my head, shows me what I need to do move forwards in life.
