A New Shepherd

Moses shows a very obedient heart towards the Lord. He knows that he isn't allowed into the Promised Land, and he knows that his time is coming to an end and he is still obedient to God til the very end. God tells him to commission Joshua as the next leader, which Moses does. I can't imagine what it must feel like to be Moses during this moment. He went through so much to get the Israelites to this point, even though he did make mistakes along the way, and now they're at a place where they can see Canaan. But Moses can't go any closer. God tells him that this is where a new leader will rise up and Moses will step down. That kinda really sucks for Moses.. We always hear that we need to be willing to listen to God when He calls us to lead, but we see in this passage that we also need to be willing to step down when God tells us. Whichever way the calling goes, we need to be in intimate contact with God to know His will for us like Moses. I haven't kept the commitment I made last week, so I'm going to work on that again this week..