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Key Verse
- And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories. Acts 17:26 AMP
GOD has an exact place for us to stay at any one point in time.
Go where GOD has told you to go
1. Jacob - Bethel
- Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz. Genesis 28:15,18-19 BSB
- Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.” Genesis 31:3 BSB
- I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.’ ” Genesis 31:13 NKJV
- Succoth: And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. Genesis 31:17 NKJV
- Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and
make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the
face of Esau your brother.” Genesis 35:1 NKJV - So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. Genesis 35:6 NKJV
- Then they journeyed on from Bethel Genesis 35:16 NASB
- Eder: Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. Genesis 35:21 NKJV
Sad to note that settling in places other than where GOD told to settle (Bethel) had unfortunate consequences.
2. Israelites - Canaan
- Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very large herds of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead [on the east side of the Jordan River], and indeed, the place was suitable for raising livestock … They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan [River].” Numbers 32:1,5 AMP
GOD’s Will = His best for us. GOD’s plan/promise/will for the Israelites was the land of Canaan (Exodus 6:4) across the Jordan (Deuteronomy 11:31) a land flowing with Milk and Honey (Exodus 3:8) where one cluster of grapes had to be carried between two people on a pole! (Numbers 13:23). However, seeing a land on the way that was suitable for livestock, some Israelites chose that over GOD’s will!
3. Paul - Macedonia
- Then a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man from [the Roman province of] Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” And when he had seen the vision, we (including Luke) tried to go on into Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Acts 16:9-10 AMPC
4. Paul - Rome
- But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.” Acts 23:11 NKJV