I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Numbers 14-15.

Despite the miraculous ways in which God had brought them out of Egypt and provided for them in the wilderness, the Israelites listened to and trusted the 10 spies who told them that the people of the Promised Land were to powerful for them to overcome.  They went so far as to consider stoning Caleb and Joshua for trying to convince them to trust God.  They were only stopped by the manifestation of God’s presence over the Tabernacle.  Then, despite having been told that God would no longer be with them if they went into the Promised Land at this time, they decided to do so anyway.  This passage always reminds me that the actions God directs us to undertake often have an expiration date.  If we delay in following God’s direction, it may be too late for that action to be successful.