What the Israelites’ Time in the Desert Teaches Us About God and His Word

The Israelites spent a fair amount of time wandering in the desert after escaping captivity in Egypt. God did not permit them to enter the Promised Land immediately. However, their wandering and time in the desert can teach us some important things about God, His word and our attention. Specifically, it shows us that we must slow down, spend time with God and read and study His Word daily. Watch the short but insightful clip to hear how the lessons from the Israelites’ time in the desert can be applied to our daily lives.
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Most people lead busy, chaotic and hectic lives. Because of work and family commitments, many are pulled in 100 different directions daily. We have this or that we must get to, or that has to be completed or we’re running little Johnny to that practice or game.
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The demands on our time have become so great and frequent that we’ve come up with a term that has become quite popular: multitasking. Often, because we are crunched for time, we’ll do more than one activity at once to squeeze in another and make the most of our limited time.
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In the video, Wayne Stiles explains why it’s essential to slow down, make time for God and get into His word daily. He uses the time the Israelites spent wandering in the desert to help illustrate this point. He also tours and walks through the likely site where the Israelites spent all that time in the desert.
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“What gets your attention first each day?” Wayne asks. “Before the rush of our to-do lists and our daily productivity, God urges us to come up here to the foot of Mt. Sinai and pause. That’s what the Lord did with His people. After freeing them from Egypt, He could have led straight up into Canaan. After all, what better place to receive the Holy Bible than in the Holy Land? But the Lord wanted them to have His word before they moved into their future.”

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Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.”