Deuteronomy 3:26 (ESV Strong's)
But the Lord was angry with me because of you and would not listen to me. And the Lord said to me, ‘Enough from you; do not speak to me of this matter again.
Subject: Prayer and Leadership
Moses had disobeyed God and this is the account of God not answering his prayer. Earlier, in Numbers 20:10-12, Moses was brought to the same rock that God made flow with water. The first time God told him to take the staff and strike the rock. The second time God told him to speak to the rock. But, in anger and frustration, Moses struck the rock. Water still flowed (product) but Moses disobeyed God in how to make that happen (process). (This is a good example of fruit coming from wrong methodology in ministry.). As a result of this disobedience, God refused to let Moses enter the promise land (Deuteronomy 1:17). God treats follower-ship and leadership the same: Obey Him for blessings, disobey and you lose blessings. Apparently, implied in the above verse, Moses came to God more than once to plead to enter the promise land. Yet, he was denied. His lack of faith (to trust God to speak to the rock) prohibited him in entering into rest. God actually told him to quit asking Him!!! God will eventually tell Paul to not ask about his "thorn in his side" (2 Corinthians 12:9). God's grace is sufficient. Moses "thorn" was his own undoing, however. His lack of faith prohibited his rest in the promise land. Same for Moses as anyone else. He lost ministry opportunities due to lack of faith.
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