MAYBE TODAY

Today's reading: Deuteronomy 1-3

"The Lord our God helped us conquer Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, the town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us. However, we stayed away from the Ammonites along the Jabbok River and the towns in the hill country--all the places the Lord our God had commanded us to leave alone." Deuteronomy 2:36-37 NLT

The city of Aroer is considered the first conquest the Israelites would make in their new land.

After a very long walk...

After a very long time...

After many, many instructions...

Their first taste of victory in attaining all God had promised them.

Had they turned tail and ran back to Egypt, they would have missed out on all this.

Had they given up and camped out in another town, they would have missed out.

Had they disobeyed God in regards to who they should, and shouldn't, war against, they would have missed out.

It took hard work, obedience, many steps, tough times, long days, short nights and believing in God's promise.

Maybe today is the day you will see breakthrough on what you've been asking God to do in you, for you, through you.

Maybe today is when you need to carefully and personally evaluate whether or not you are following His directions or going your own way--hoping He will follow along and bless your efforts.

Maybe today is the day you will win the victory over a sin you have battled, a thorn you were born with or a trial you have been enduring--something you have turned over to God on numerous occasions. Waiting. Obeying. Listening. Believing.

Maybe today.