Well Done!

Listen to today’s passage – Deuteronomy 32 – 34

Follow along on Blue Letter Bible – Deuteronomy 32

Second Milers also read – Colossians 1 – 4;  Proverbs 11; Psalms 51 – 55

Listen to this morning’s Scripture song – 1 Timothy 1:17

Read the “0311 Evening and Morning” devotion  by Charles Spurgeon.

Imagine standing on a mountaintop at the end of your life, looking back with no major regrets—only the quiet satisfaction of knowing you finished what God gave you to do. That was Moses’ story.

“So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. … And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,” – (Deuteronomy 34:5, 10)

“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” (Matthew 25:21)

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” – (Hebrews 9:27)

“For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:” – (Acts 13:36)

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” – (2 Timothy 4:7)

Moses: A Life Well Lived

In Deuteronomy 34, we see the death of one of God’s choicest servants, Moses. Moses had served in the will of God for forty years, leading a stiff-necked and rebellious group of people through the wilderness, finally delivering them to the border of the land that God had given them. Moses had finished what God had called him to do. God was well pleased with the service of Moses and I am sure that he heard the Lord say, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” – (Matthew 25:21)

The Danger of Regret

I think if we look back on Moses’ life, we can certainly see that he had a fulfilling life. Most people never find that kind of fulfillment. They live their lives trying to accumulate toys and experience all the pleasures of this world, but in them they never find the fulfillment for that empty cavern in the center of their souls. Too often people die with many regrets, many unrealized dreams. They often wish that had a chance to do it over again or at least were granted a little more time to make things right.

I don’t think that Moses had too many regrets. I’m sure there were moments—like the incident at Kadesh—where he wished he had responded differently, but for the most part, I believe that Moses was ready to go home to the Lord.

Get Busy Fulfilling God’s Will Today

Moses found the will of God for his life and he fulfilled it. I think that statement really sums up the secret to living a life that ends without regret. By the way, he also poured his life into others before he left so that they could carry on the work when he was gone.

What are you living for? I think most of us who know the Lord really have a desire built into us to accomplish great things for Him but we often put God’s will on the back burner so that we can do our own thing for a little while. The devil tricks us into thinking that there will always be time later on in life to get busy serving the Lord but all too often the days just race by and before we realize it, our lives are at the end. Time flies by, doesn’t it?

Let me encourage you to not wait another minute to start the process of finding God’s will for your life and then fulfilling it. What does God want you to do? Get busy! You will someday be on top of Mt. Nebo yourself and then you will realize that your time is up. Like Moses, you will be able to see from that vantage point, not only what had been accomplished, but also what could have been accomplished. We will all have some regrets, but if we get busy now, we can die with the joy of knowing that we fulfilled God’s purpose for our lives.

So what is one step you can take today toward discovering or advancing in God’s will for your life? Don’t wait—time really does fly.