Before the people crossed the Jordan and entered the promise land, Moses transcribed his ‘farewell’ letters, which we now call the Book of Deuteronomy. The nation of Israel was in a time of transition, which encompassed many changes. While they waited, they took account and remembered all that God had brought them through. The same Spirit that worked to bring about God’s will for the nation of Israel is the same Spirit who was at work in the first century Church, and who is also at work in our Church. While we wait we take account of where God has brought us and we remember His faithfulness to us.