The wilderness wanderings were not the will of God. Those years were wasted through unbelief. Their destination was the grave, walking in circles until death claimed them. That’s certainly no way to live. On the other hand, the wilderness journey, a matter of a few weeks, was God’s plan, and the objective was the Promised Land. May the Lord keep us from being wandering generalities, rather than looking to the Lord for His provision and making daily progress towards “the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”