Deuteronomy ch32v44-52

at the end of his life and the end of last Book of Law (Deuteronomy), Moses was told by God that he wasn't going to enter the Promised Land...

dude's 120 years old...he was 80 when God had him tell Pharaoh to step off, and he's been wandering for 40 years in the desert with a disobedient and difficult people...God's been there the whole time, working through this with Moses, but can you imagine giving 40 years of your life to a job (and not just 9am-5pm for 5 days a week...Moses was living this), and at the end, you're about to retire and enjoy everything that you've worked so hard for and the boss calls up and says "you're fired"...

that would kinda suck...and you could easily get bitter about being treated that way, but Moses took a different route...

v44 Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. v45 When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel, v46 he said to them, "Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. v47 They are not just idle words for you-they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess." (emphasis mine)

Moses didn't go down and whine and complain about anything...he accepted God's judgment, and gave everyone a last reminder that the God they follow is the One and Only, and they'd best pay attention to the code of conduct laid out for His Kingdom of Priests...

cool how Moses held up his faith in a seemingly unfair situation...

and how often do we complain when our siblings get a bigger piece of cake on our birthdays?...