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The Lord now said to Moses, Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites...
So they went up and explored the land...
Numbers 13:1-2, 21 NLT
Sometimes I wonder why I don't "get" God.
He is distant.
I don't know Jesus.
His words are not alive to me.
I don't hear from Him.
I listen to other people talk about God's word, but hardly read it.
The psalmist talks of hiding God's word in my heart but I don't put much real effort into memorising it.
I read about or hear about or watch others journey with God.
Church can become an experience. A good one.
But an experience
And I find I've become a consumer.
But not of The Word
Yesterday we heard from Caleb.
He went to the land and had a look for himself.
And at 4am I had this realisation...I need to be like Caleb and go and have a look for myself.
Read God's word directly and consistently.
Listen to it on my commute.
Memorise it.
Caleb spent 40 days in the land. A significant commitment.
At times it's like I'm just scratching on the surface of who God is, and I want to be like Caleb and really explore...
#belikeCaleb
#explore
#firsthand

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