"I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there," Deuteronomy 34:4.
So said God to Moses. Under God's guidance, Moses led the Israelite people from slavery in Egypt, to freedom at Mt. Sinai, through 40 years, to the brink of the promised land on the east bank of the Jordan River. And now, Israel's poised to cross the river westward to possess the land. Moses, a very old man, stands atop Mt. Pisgah overlooking the plain where the people encamp. He gazes longingly to that land he had been bound for, but would never enter. That's kind of like us in this world. With God's leading through life's struggles and joys, we're making our way to a forever promised land. Though not there yet, we can just make it out through the haze of time. There's just one more river to cross. A prophet like Moses, Jesus, leads us. But unlike Moses, Jesus will bear us through the river into life.
We meet today with a brother or sister and speak words of hope and assurance because Jesus leads us all the way home. And as we share with each other, together we offer the sacrifice of praise to God: we confess, together, Jesus Christ is Lord.
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