"Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD" (Numbers 32:11-12).
To follow the Lord wholly is to follow Him wholeheartedly and be true to Him in all things. The call for the believer is not just to follow the Lord, but to follow Him wholly and fully. Half hearted following will not satisfy the demands of our God. Inconsistent devotion will not please Him. Conditional worship or following is not acceptable.
With our God, it is either all or nothing because He is an absolute God.
Following the Lord wholly does have advantages. In our Bible verses for today, two groups of people were identified. The first group is the class of people who did not follow God wholly. God’s decision was that they (and people like them) will miss out on God’s promised blessings. God showed that He took personal offense because of their
attitude and disqualified them from entering the land of Canaan. May your name never enter the list of the disqualified ones.
Then on the other hand were people who were affirmed to have followed God wholly. God identified them personally by name - Caleb and Joshua.
In the midst of hundreds of thousands of people, God singled them out for mentioning. That is not a small thing. They certainly were not the richest, nor the wisest, nor the strongest, but God singled them out because they wholly followed Him. As you also wholly follow the Lord, I want you to get ready because God will single you out from among the crowd for a special lifting.
God also promised that these two men shall enter the Promised Land.
Now they would experience the fulness of God’s blessings, not because of their power, intellect or wisdom, but because they followed the Lord wholeheartedly. If they had any wisdom at all, it was only in following the Lord wholly. Friends, promises of God are only guaranteed for those who follow the Lord wholly. God targets them specially for His special blessings. You are the next person to have
such an experience.
Now, it is time to ask ourselves some pertinent questions. Are you following the Lord or are you following a religion? Are you following a church or a religious personality when you are supposed to be
routing for the Lord? Are you merely following the Lord in the name of religion? Are you truly following Him wholeheartedly with all of your being, all that you are and all that you have? My beloved friend, I think it is very important to examine yourself concerning this matter
and adjust accordingly. Those who follow God fully will also enjoy Him fully.
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