81. Lord will give the Land
Numbers 14:8 If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
The promise repeated so many times is this: The Lord will bring us into the land and give it to us because He delights in us. “It is your father’s good pleasure (delight) to give you the kingdom.” The Land of milk and honey is the spiritual kingdom of God. Jesus brought it in; we enter into it by repentance and faith in the gospel. The kingdom is within us and it is eternal. It will become physical and tangible to us one day when Jesus comes at the end of the age. The land “flowing with milk and honey” is a metaphorical description of luscious fertility, ample abundance, and glorious beauty. If we could see the Kingdom we would certainly agree. Holiness and Love is truly glorious and beautiful. “Milk and honey” tastes good and is pleasant to the senses while it is also nourishing and healthy.
The beauty of this promise is that the Lord brings us into the Kingdom and gives it to us. This is all of grace; it is God’s doing. Then we are told to possess what God gives; this is faith that receives the promises of the Word. And the further good news is that the Lord gives us the faith to believe it. And so we possess what God gives. “Whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” This is the Promised Land, the eternal Kingdom of God, the very life of God Himself, His holiness and His love.”
In Jesus Christ we have everything we could ever hope for and more than we can even dream of. But how do we know if the Lord delights in us, or not? We know when we look at the cross of the crucified Savior and the tomb of the Risen Lord.