The Lord Hears Our Rebellion...

 Deuteronomy 1:34 “And the Lord heard your words and was angered, and he swore, 35 ‘Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers, 36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the Lord!’ 37 Even with me the Lord was angry on your account and said, ‘You also shall not go in there. 38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

We have moved now to the time after the Wilderness Wandering of Israel, when God gave them instructions as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.  But first, they needed to be reminded of why they had been wandering around for the past forty years: God heard their rebellious words of refusal to enter the Promised Land in the first place. Only Joshua and Caleb, who gave the hopeful report would be  able to go into it. How much has our rebellion cost us in our lives? How many times has God said "go," "do," or "trust" and we have refused to obey?  Let's not say that today. God hears it all and knows our hearts behind our words.