Here
we are still working on timing i.e. God’s timing.
There
is a sweet wonderful truth about waiting on God that surrounds three
little words. The words are “little and little”. These are the
equivalent of our “little by little.”
By
little
and
little
I
will
drive
them
out
from
before
thee,
until
thou
be
increased,
and
inherit
the
land.
Exodus
23:30
And
the
LORD
thy
God
will
put
out
those
nations
before
thee
by
little
and
little:
thou
mayest
not
consume
them
at
once,
lest
the
beasts
of
the
field
increase
upon
thee.
Deuteronomy
7:22
These
verses are used to describe the slow, orderly timetable God uses.
This was just the right timing for the Israelites to capture their
idolatrous enemies and to seize the land that God had promised them.
God could have snapped his fingers and all of the enemy nations would
have instantly been dead. Some of the reasons why He did not are ones
we need to internalize, and maybe even apply to our own lives.
- One reason why He did not is in the word Selah, which we have just learned about. After each and every battle God wanted the people to stop and reflect (Selah) on how God had delivered the enemy into their hands. He also wanted Israel to reflect on what happens to people who worship idols.
- The verses refer to the wild beasts that would flourish uncontrollably upon the countless corpses that Israel could not have buried fast enough.
- Because God purposely did not destroy all the enemy nations all at once, fields would still be planted and tilled. The cattle would also be maintained also. Can you see the result is that God is blessing us mightily by having others begin the work we are to continue?
He
shows us step-by-step, little and little, that He hears and wants to
answer our every prayer to be victorious in His name. And He wants us
to savor and share every morsel of His blessings with others.
