Little By Little

 Scripture:

“Instead, I will force out your enemies little by little and give your nation time to grow strong enough to take over the land.”  ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭23:30‬ ‭CEV‬‬

Observation:

God is speaking here to Moses concerning and giving a word for the people of Israel. After they came out of Egypt, He was going to lead them into the land He had promised them.  It was full of the Hivites, Hittities, Jebusites, Canaanites, etc. In this passage God was telling His people that when they enter the land not to get upset because all the land is vacated and they can just walk in and take over. He told them that would cause more problems.  He told them ahead of time that little by little they would inherit everything that was coming to them.

Application:

Little by little isn’t in the modern English vocabulary. We want it all and we want it NOW. Sometimes we think we are ready for what God is calling us to, but He says if we step into it now we couldn’t handle it. Maybe God wants to move us little by little into His destiny for our lives. We need to learn patience and obedience. I don’t want to move ahead of God in my life, even if I know the destination. I want to walk in step with the Holy Spirit at all times.

Prayer:

Lord God Almighty, LITTLE BY LITTLE, show me Your will and desires for my life. Help me to win the little victories instead of looking to conquer everything at one time. Help me to see the value of small victories instead of seeing that things are not moving at the pace I would like them to. Enable me to walk in step with You at all times and never leave Your side.  I want to accomplish much in my life, but I don’t want to do anything outside of Your will and Your timing.

Yours,

Jeff