Yet at the same time his death was not a defeat, but a triumph. His plea and prayer that he might go over into the Promised Land was not really denied him. He did not get to earthly Canaan, but to the heavenly Canaan. His prayer was answered in a larger sense than he had conceived of. This story shows us that, on the one hand, sin brings death, but forgiveness and love bring life eternal.
Sin impoverishes our lives.
It is now almost four millenniums since Moses was buried in the grave which no man knew. Yet he is now alive, active, at work. He is an assistant to Christ, who still leads the children of God into the heavenly Canaan. But Moses' experience can be ours. The voice of God speaks to us through the living Moses who lives and serves God in a greater capacity.