Title: Faith in Perfect Obedience / Deuteronomy 1:36
Fully obedient faith / Deuteronomy 1:36
But Caleb the son of Jephunneh obeyed the LORD completely, and he will see them, and the land he treads I will give to him and to his descendants.
Joshua 14:6-12
Introduction
Even though we say that we are believers in God, when our lives are difficult, difficult, and difficult, we often disappoint God by showing us more humble than those without faith. The same was true of the people of Israel. The Israelites were the people who broke God's heart by complaining about Moses and God by complaining about Moses and God, even though they exodus through Moses by crying out for 400 years of hardship in Egypt, but they were horrified by the sound of the horseshoes of the Egyptian army that followed. Once you have believed, you must believe forever. To such a person, God promises prosperity and peace. In order to have absolute trust in God who is not shaken, you must have faith that is completely obedient.
Earth 1: Perfect obedience is possible only when there is faith.
Because the Israelites had a weak foundation of absolute trust in God and Moses, they were sensitive to even the slightest change in circumstances, and they expressed their distrust and dissatisfaction. They do not stop at the line of doubting and slandering the people of God, but even discussing that they should return to Egypt. As if there was a time when they cried and suffered in Egypt, they longed for melons, cucumbers, and garlic in Egypt, and even proposed to return. Because they did not have the eyes of faith to look far and lack the religious patience to endure and wait, they challenged God's will with unbelievable words and deeds. This is because God did not have the faith to experience while patiently trusting God as the One who keeps their clothes from getting worn out and their shoes from wearing out during the 40-year journey in the wilderness, and who gives them manna and quail. The Bible says that faith is not everyone's (2 Thessalonians 3:2). Faith is not what you can have as you set your mind. There should be no gaps in your faith. Faith that cannot be released until even the tip of a needle is released. Only this kind of faith can experience miracles.
2 Earth: Joshua and Caleb had this kind of faith.
Over 2 million Israelites went out on their way through the wilderness (Numbers 1:46). However, among them, Joshua and Caleb are the only first generation of the wilderness to enter the Promised Land after winning the wilderness road. There were 60,3,550 men on the march, but only two were victorious. These are those who not only have a strong heart of faith, but are not taken over by other people's stories and have moved forward without losing sight of the reins of faith toward God, who they only hope for. They were the owners of complete faith. The owner of perfect faith never leans left or right. I don't listen to others. I don't even squint. I don't even talk to anyone. Thinking only of our relationship with God, we get down on our knees and raise our hands high toward the sky. This was not an easy task, so only two people were able to pass the test in the wilderness.
3 Earth: Those who have faith in complete obedience will face hardships as well.
conclusion
Dear brothers and sisters, I hope you have complete faith. Those who have perfect faith are those who put God first. He is a person who always remembers the word of promise and lives. The Hebron mountain area that Caleb requested was the place where Abraham broke up with his nephew Lot in tears, and it was a place prepared by God when he fell down before God, not knowing where he was going (Genesis 12:7). It is also the place where the bones of the fathers of faith, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are buried. God, who knew this will and the fact that only Caleb, a man of perfect faith, could not keep the ground where the seeds of faith were sown, allowed a precious heart of obedience in Caleb's heart. It is only by fulfilling God's promises. No matter how difficult the road ahead this year may be, if we have the same faith as Caleb, we can win. If we have the faith to save the Hebron Mountains ourselves, we are sure that we will overcome any difficulties. I hope you all win.