The Promised Land

“Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.”
-Leviticus 18:25, NIV

In this verse, the Lord was talking about the land of Canaan, which He promised to give to Moses and the Israelites. The Lord said that the land of Canaan become defiled because of the sexual immoralities of its inhabitants, and as the result of this, the Lord punished the land that it would vomit out all of its inhabitants because of their immoralities.

I could compare the land of Canaan to most of the countries that are existing in this generation, but I want to focus on this particular country, the Philippines. My country, the Philippines, is known by almost everyone as an overpopulated country. I can’t believe that this small archipelago can reach its population count up to over a hundred million! Well, I believe that one reason why this happened is that it could be a result of the sexual immoralities that are existing on this country. I have heard a lot of news about teenagers having pre-marital sex and getting pregnant at their very young age. I have also head lots of news about same sex marriage, cyber pornography, sexual child abuse, rape cases, and a whole lot more about sexual immorality. These sexual immoralities that has lead to the overpopulation here in the Philippines, I believe, is one of the biggest reasons why my beloved country became so poor. Just like the land of Canaan, this country also had become defiled. But still, being a “Nation Transformer”, the Philippines is the land promised to me by God.

“And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.”
-Leviticus 18:28, NIV

In this verse, the Lord spoke to me through the Spirit and warned me that at the time that the promised land is given to me, I must be careful not to defile it. Until this time, this land promised to me, the Philippines, is still defiled because of the immoralities existing. But at the time that the “nation transformation” happens, all of these immoralities will be gone because they would be vomited out by this land and its people. The Lord warned me not to defile the land especially when it is already given to me because at that time, the nation is already transformed. The Lord told me that if I try to defile it, I would be vomited out by this land that was promised to me, just like what it did to its immoralities as it is being transformed.

“Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.”
-Leviticus 18:30, NIV

Being a “Nation Transformer”, the only thing that the Lord wants me to do so that the land He promised would be given to me is for me to live a life of purity. The Lord wants me to keep His commands and not be contaminated by the immoralities of this land, because in this way, the people would recognize in me that the Lord is my God.

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