Turn North

 

You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north. Deuteronomy 2:3

 Basically, this verse represents God telling us to move on.

The people of Israel had found comfort and safety in the circling Mt Seir. They had just lost a terrible battle, and they fled to the region of Seir for protection. They circled the mountain day after day, growing very comfortable in the routine of living in their predictable and safe routine.

Then God commanded them to move on. “Turn north,” he said, “to the land that I will give you.”

Turning north was the last thing they wanted to do. For to the north was any number of fortified cities with well-entrenched armies. To the Israelites, turning north meant marching right into the jaws of defeat, slavery and even death.

But God saw it differently—his people couldn’t reach the Promised Land until they left the perceived safety of Seir and set out in faith and obedience.

I wonder how many of you need to hear the “turn north” message from God today?

You’ve found your mountain of safety and security:

You’ve closed off your heart to new relationships
You’ve stop hoping and dreaming
You’ve given up
You’ve stopped praying those big, hairy audacious prayers
You’re living in disobedience, because you think obedience means unhappiness and slavery.

Turn north. Leave your mountain of security. Step out in faith and obedience. Don’t settle for a routine of predictability and half-hearted Christianity. Jesus died to give you more. Seize it.

Turn north.

Holy God, please give us the courage to leave our mountains of perceived security and step out in obedience with you. In Jesus’ name . . . .

 

 

 

 

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