Let us continue to consider Deuteronomy2 v7,and the words,/He has watched your every step through this wilderness[NLT]. The Israelites were not meant to go their own way,no they were meant to go Gods way,in order to keep them right ,God provided a pillar of cloud to guide them by ,and a pillar of fire to guide them by night.,it was always there[Exodus 13v21-22].So they had no excuse,to go the wrong way,but they did so often,or I should say they desired to[ Numbers 14 v 1-4].They also had a godly leader, God was grieved ,who conveyed unto them Gods will,in the commandments,but we read God was grieved with that generation,and said,They do always err in their hearts[Hebrews 3 v10]. They had come out of Egypt but there was still a lot of Egypt still in them,so often instead of walking in Gods way they walked in their own way,and God was watching .Inspite of all the evidence that God was there with them,they acted as if God did not exist.So often God had to deal with the people,in the most severe way,to bring them back to Himself.Things have in a sense not changed,like Israel of old,we often turn aside from following in the footsteps of our Saviour,and when He deals with us,to bring us back into His way,as L. Weaver wrote,/When I would wander from the path astray,then He will guide me back into the way/.
A prayer..../ Dear God,You who are watching our footsteps,forgive us when we would wander from your path,and guide us back to that place of totally following You in Jesus name Amen /
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