Duet. 48 "That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, 49 “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession. 50 And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died in Mount Hor and was gathered to his people, 51 because you broke faith with me in the midst of the people of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, and because you did not treat me as holy in the midst of the people of Israel. 52 For you shall see the land before you, but you shall not go there, into the land that I am giving to the people of Israel.”

As I read this passage this morning, I was reminded once again of God's Holiness, faithfullness, love, mercy, and grace. Moses broke faith with the Lord and did not treat him as HOLY. Unfortunately, that is something that I all to often can do myself. I try to do things MY way and NOT the way of the Lord. When I think that my way is the right way and I go by my own selfish motives, I am not treating God as Holy. In verse 52 we see that the Lord even though Moses did these things, still allowed him to see the promise land. How kind and merciful of God. He could have struck Moses down long before and not even allowed him to the see the land the Lord had promised Israel. And now here we are many generations later, after the death and resurection of Christ and Lord is revealing Himself to us and giving us glimses of His glory!!! AND because of Christ's work on the cross we will be able to "cross-over" into the "promise land" of Heaven and receive the gift of enternal life with our HOLY GOD!!! I can't wait!!! May I live with an ever awareness of His Holiness, may I seek to be holy, and may I keep living for THAT day when we will meet Him!