You lacked nothing

For the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your trudging through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing." – Deuteronomy 2v7

Good ole Moses. He was not perfect. He got frustrated with the people. It was so bad one time that he disobeyed God and because of his disobedience he would never see the Promised Land of Canaan.

Yet, despite that, he was faithful and God saw his faithfulness. I love this picture of his diligence because it reminds me of the reality of Christian living. ‘The Lord has blessed all the work you have done. He knows about your trudging in the wilderness. You have lacked nothing.’

I am going to do two thought somewhat backwards. When I did my devotions this morning I focused in the last phrase, but as I was working on this entry I saw the previous, so bear with a little confusion.

Moses lacked nothing in all those years of service. Moses was faithful in his service and God was faithful in taking care of him. God always provides exactly what we need to live for and serve Him. There are always going to be lean times and good times, but God does not change.

It may appear at time that God has forgotten that He is not doing what He said. It may look from our point of view that He is not ‘providing all our needs according to His riches in glory.’

Moses did not lack anything to achieve the will of God and to bring Him glory. We can trust that we will not lack what we need to serve Him. Praise God for that promise and Moses’ example.