Numbers 26: 64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, they shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
The bottom-line result of the Hebrew’s squandered opportunity is that almost none of them entered Canaan. Yes, it is true that many may have repented and many others would be saved in God’s kingdom, but the fact remained, that their golden opportunity had passed, never more to be restored. As the nation turns a new page, there will be a host of golden opportunities given to us to redeem the time.
Success will depend largely upon the course of action taken, and the decisions made, for we are the arbiters of our own destiny. As was clearly stated before, if the God-factor is incorporated into the decision-making processes, The Lord will respond in the affirmative, by guiding us with wisdom and discretion, so that we can avoid serious errors in judgment. But if we permit the forces of evil to pressure folks into making laws that are antagonistic to truth, and righteousness, then we would have squandered the golden opportunity to redeem the time.
Again, in our own personal experience, God grants windows of opportunity to do good, by advancing the interests of His kingdom, especially now that we see eternity dawning on the horizon. Let us then be faithful in making full use of the time remaining, given to us to finish up the work of the gospel, for there is no doubt that the windows of opportunity will close sooner than many expect. We therefore will end with a passage of scripture that should encourage us to do the most and the best whilst we can.
Ephesians 5:15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be you not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!