This is the day. for 9/15

Numbers 32:7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?   The background: Gad and Reuben decide as individual tribes that they like the land on the east of Jordan better than the actual land of Caanan. The message: The land of Caanan was the land of promise, Gad and Reuben were part of those to whom God had promised the land west of Jordan, yet they wanted to settle for second best. The application: Moses told these two tribes that their decision would discourage the otheres that were with them.  These two tribes (and ultimately half of another one) settled for a little less than God's best, and that could have easily discouraged Israel.  Secondly, if they had decided to not lend a hand in the battle, it would have weakened the army and the ability to take what God's promise was.  As it happened, these tribes went ahead and fought, but there always seemed to be a little bit of trouble coming from that side of Jordan.  SETTLING FOR SECOND BEST IS ALWAYS A BAD CHOICE IN THE WORK OF GOD. God may bless second best, but not as much as He would bless his very best.