Day 52 or February 21. God is faithful and keeps His promises.
Our thoughts today are rooted in Deuteronomy 1 verse 10.
The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in
the sky. Now the big picture surrounding this verse. It's been a long time, about 40 years,
since the children of Israel left Egypt in the Exodus under the leadership of Moses.
Then they wandered in the wilderness and a whole generation died. Now Moses addresses all the
people as they prepare to enter the promised land. This is a new generation who can't remember living
in Egypt, even though Moses will not be entering with them, he is so positive about the God he has
served so faithfully for the past 80 years. In these last days of ministry, Moses has much to
tell them, beginning with a brief walk through of the story so far. He looks back and reminds the
people how faithful God has been to them, even though they have been a rebellious and stubborn
lot since God rescued their parents from Egypt. The future looks bright. The future is in God's
hands. And now today's action step. We have a God who history shows to be totally reliable.
Moses reminds the Israelites that whilst God has been totally faithful, they have been anything but.
This is a second chance that they do not deserve. Don't mess this one up as your ancestors did.
We all know that memories fade and doubts creep in, even with the most faithful amongst his people.
But we can succeed in following our God with a little thought and effort. Getting to know the
Bible better is a great first step. It will strengthen your faith in him and enable you to
trust him more each day. We tend to buy branded goods because we trust the name. We use daily
service providers because they have been good to their word previously. Why not treat God as a
reliable previous provider today and live your life as though he can be trusted and always wants
the best for you? Because both of these are true.