After escaping from bondage, the children of Israel went through the wilderness, but they did not do it quickly. When you read the story you find out that they were their own biggest enemy in the wilderness. Eventually, they made it to the Promised Land but not without hardships. Joshua 5:10 says,
“And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” (emphasis added)
The Israelites were at the end of the manna, and the beginning of the land flowing with milk and honey. They were about to experience the place described in Numbers 13 where the grape clusters were so big, that it took two men to carry them. But, the children of Israel were used to the manna. They had grown accustomed to a mentality of “just getting by” living in the desert. Before them was an opportunity that would yield them an abundant glorious life. Yet, it was only attainable if they would possess the land and drive the enemy out. I am sure that they had questions and probably some doubts. Standing there looking across that river, the children of Israel were seeing into the land that God had promised them; the land of more than enough.
Are you up for the challenge?
You must understand, many are somewhere “along the journey,” just like the children of Israel. Many of us are seeing the close of one chapter in our lives and the opening of another. I believe a lot of us are in a similar place as Joshua was with the children of Israel. We too have had tremendous victories in the past and have overcome unimaginable obstacles and we have experienced powerful miracles.
We must understand that every time God wants to move a church body into a higher corporate anointing, there is a choice. Every time God wants to move you, as an individual onto a higher plane, you are looking across a river, like the children of Israel were. Are you satisfied with the old ways, or are you willing to take on the challenge of a new day? Are you willing to take on the challenge of change?
