The End of the Books of Moses

Yesterday we handed in our homework for Deuteronomy, and passed yet another SBS milestone: the end of the Pentateuch. We’ve spent four weeks studying these five books, and I’ve been more amazed by God’s mercy and faithfulness every day. I’ll never understand why he put up with this nation that kept rejecting him, but I’m so glad he did! Haven’t each of us done the same thing at some point?

The end of Deuteronomy got me thinking about the end of SBS. Moses’ time as their leader was coming to an end, and he gathered all the people together to remind them of the covenant that they had made with God, and to urge them to obey him and follow him as they went into the land that he was giving to them. Moses wouldn’t be around anymore to intercede for them or confront them when they’d sinned. He just had to let go and know that God would send someone after him to lead the people.

What does that have to do with the end of SBS? Well, in about 4 months our staff will no longer be with us to help us on our journeys. While we’re here they teach us, they love on us, they correct us, and lead us ultimately toward God. When we receive our diplomas, they’ll be letting go. SBS isn’t the Promised Land. It’s an amazing privilege that we get to do this for 9 months, but it isn’t the kind of setting we’ll be in for the rest of our lives. It’s a preparation stage to help us as we move into the calling the God has prepared for us to spend our life doing. That calling is our Promised Land. We’re going to need to take all of the things that we learned here—the skills and the knowledge of God—and apply them to whatever we do next.

Are you ready to hear what that is? I know we’ve been pretty silent on the subject since well before the holidays. I’m sorry to tell you that we’re still not revealing it! I will tell you a few things though:

1. Teaching is most definitely part of it…but probably not right away after SBS
2. There’s still more to learn…but we’re coming home to learn it!
3. God has been SO faithful in guiding us. We asked for prayer as we considered what to do next, and we have definitely seen God give us vision and excitement and confirmation and MORE excitement over and over again!
4. The “coming home” part is most likely in August, not immediately after SBS ends in June.

I think that’s all for now, but stay tuned!