When we understand how Israel reached the Promised Land, we can know how to go from bondage to freedom. Today, we can progress from sin’s defeat to victorious living as we walk out our salvation. The Israelites were delivered from bondage into a life of victory as they traversed through the wilderness journey. The starting point for victory is to break the defeatist mentality. (Deuteronomy 25:4; Revelation 1:2; Exodus 2, 3, 6, 5:2; Galatians 5:1; John 5:5-7)

Have you ever lost your courage to obey God? What happened as a result? Did you receive a second chan
ce, or was the opportunity forever gone?

Everything you will ever need has already been provided by the finished work of Christ at Calvary. Reach out and take hold by faith. It’s yours!

Our focus as believers should be on preaching the Gospel and teaching the Word of God to all people. Sadly, there are churches and denominations today spending big money to send thousands of Christians on so-called, “mission trips” around the world with instructions NOT to preach the Gospel. It's true! If they put the same amount of money and effort into actually preaching the Gospel and teaching the truth of the Word in those nations, they’d see infinitely greater results.

Where do you usually go for guidance? Have you ever experienced the consequences of turning to the wrong person for advice? Can you think of a time in your life when you were particularly stubborn? What happened as a result? Now think about a time when you sought God’s guidance and did what He said. What did you learn? What blessings did you experience?

What obstacles might be keeping you from teaching the next generation about the Lord Jesus through example and instruction? Think about your testimony and what you could share with someone younger. What have you learned in God’s Word? How has He worked in your life?

When you are making plans, do you ask the Lord for guidance? What hard lessons have you learned from leaving God out of your plans or jumping ahead of Him? What blessings have you enjoyed as a result of seeking His guidance and following Him in obedience?

Someone once said, “The Church’s future lies not in reforming society, but in reforming itself.” As 1 Peter 4:17 says, judgment should begin at the house of God. Only a repentant church can endure and win an unrepentant world. Satan is feverishly working today in seminaries, ministries, and churches to pull people away from trusting in the living Word of God. The reason apostasy is so dangerous is because it is an inside job.