Moses sends out the 12 spies to go into the Promised Land and report back. This turned out to be a disastrous decision and led to 40 more years wandering in the desert. Yet in verse 1, it appears that God is the one telling Moses to send out the spies... what gives?
Well, the rest of the story is told in Deuteronomy 1:22-24. It seem the people were scared and nervous about entering this new land. They begged Moses to send in the spies first. Moses thought that sounded rights and so assented.
Apparently the people pressured Moses into this decision. Without consulting God, he went ahead and made the decision, and God turns around and says, Fine, if you want to send out spies, go ahead.
How many times do we embark on a path that seems right, and once we are on our way, ask God if this is the right thing to do? We want Him to bless the mess we are creating. We go back to God and say, This is the right thing to do, isn't it. Stop me if it isn't... Yet sometimes, God lets us continue.
I need to develop a mechanism by which I seek God before every decision, because many times, not only will He not "bless my mess" but I may end up with disastrous results.
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