{"id":13185,"date":"2025-04-08T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T11:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=13185"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:31:42","slug":"answering-the-call-to-be-faithful","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/answering-the-call-to-be-faithful","title":{"rendered":"ANSWERING THE CALL TO BE FAITHFUL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cGo up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession. And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people\u2026\u201d (Deuteronomy 32:49\u201350 ESV).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

God instructed Moses to climb Mount Nebo and look out over the Promised Land\u2014a land he would see but not enter. After faithfully leading Israel through the wilderness for forty years, Moses\u2019 journey was coming to an end. His death would occur just before Israel crossed into Canaan. This moment is both solemn and striking. Moses was faithful to the end, even though he didn\u2019t receive the earthly fulfillment of the promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This scene echoes the truth of Hebrews 11:13-16, which speaks of those who \u201call died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar.\u201d Like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob\u2014and now Moses\u2014he saw the promise but died believing, looking forward to something even greater in heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This passage reminds us that true faith isn\u2019t always about getting the outcome we hope for in this life\u2014it\u2019s about trusting the One who holds the promise. Moses didn\u2019t enter Canaan, but his eyes were fixed on something beyond a physical land. He died in faith, content to let God fulfill His Word in His way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God calls us to walk with that same faith. There may be prayers we never see answered in our lifetime, dreams we don\u2019t get to fulfill, or promises that feel just out of reach. But like Moses, we are called to be faithful. Our success, our reward is in God’s hand (Isa. 49:4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just like those in Hebrews 11, we are reminded that we’re pilgrims here, longing for a better country, a heavenly one. That\u2019s the promise that will never disappoint. For in Christ Jesus, all God’s promises are “Yes” (2 Cor. 1:20)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for the example of Moses. Teach us to live with that same kind of faith, especially as we get older. Help us to trust You even when we can\u2019t see the fulfillment of Your promises yet. Let our hope rest not in outcomes, but in You. In Jesus\u2019 name, amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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