Does it seem strange to you that some of the Children of Israel did not want to go into the promised land that God had promised them and He was willing to fight the battles for them. They eventually decided they would go into the promised land, fight for the other tribes right to have the land and then return to settle down in a strange land.
It ought not seem strange because that is exactly the situation that we have today in most of the churches across the land.. God wants each Christian to enjoy life to the fullest, yet many are content for a sermonette on Sunday morning, (unless it is too pretty a day to waste at church) and then spend the rest of the week "doing as the Romans do." They ignore all warnings that God has given then in the Word about dedication and faithfulness. The reality that they must face God some day and give accountability to him is a remote possibility instead of a certainty.
I remember seeing an advertisement for a certain brand of automobile many years. It showed an eloquently dressed lady getting out of a car without a wrinkle in her dress or a hair out of place. The caption at the bottom of the picture said, "One of the nicer things about riding in a car with the body built by Fischer is knowing that you will be approved upon arrival." I would think that would be the desire of every Christian as he considers arriving at the end of his/her life that they would want to be approved upon arrival. However, it seems that those who settle down in a strange land give no thought about being approved upon arrival and are totally ungrateful that Jesus paid the price of the fare to get us to our destination.
