BREAKING CAMP!!

Last Sunday I preached a sermon entitled "Time to Break Camp" from Deuteronomy 1:6-8. As you recall God reminded the Israelites that they had stayed at the mountain long enough and it was time to "break camp", to get a move on. The mountain was not the destination, it was merely a stopping place in the midst of a journey, a time of preparation for entering the promised land.

I wonder at times if we as individuals or as the church find ourselves at a stopping place regarding our walk with Christ. And then as a result, we find ourselves stuck "on the mountain", at a stopping place with no intention to move forward. I don't believe that is what God has in store for us as as it pertains to our relationship with him and with others. Even the Apostle Paul said "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal...". Implied in those words are God's words to"break camp", to move forward, to forget the past and get on with it.

I want to challenge and encourage you all to take the necessary steps to continue the faith journey, to continue to grow in your walk with Jesus, to continue to move beyond being comfortable, maybe even complacent. The Israelites were on the move to the promised land but found themselves stuck at the base of a mountain for too long. We as Christians and as the church are on the same journey - to the promised land. But we can't get there unless we get a move on. Let's break camp, shall we?