Deuteronomy 9:1-3 (focus verse 3a) (NIV)
But be assured today that the Lord your God is the One who goes across ahead of you.
Transitions in life always bring a certain amount of anxiety, a need for reassurance. Here on the cusp of entering the Promised Land, Moses alerted the Children of Israel to the realities ahead. Yes, the people were stronger. Yes, the cities had walls “up to the sky” (NIV). Yes, they had heard the stories about nobody being able to resist these “descendants of the famous Anakite giants” (NLT). BUT God would indeed go before them and destroy the giants resisting their entrance into the land. God would dispossess those nations because of their wickedness—their cup of wickedness was full and it was time for judgment. When we come to our transition points in life and God, in effect, says, “This is it. This is what I have prepared you for. Go for it,” we must remember that He goes before us. He has been faithful to us. That is His character. He cannot do otherwise. He is committed to leading His people forward into victory over victory in this life. Trust Him. Follow Him. Don’t look at the opposition, look to your God. His plans and purposes are good. Trust and follow.