Good morning everyone. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. IF YOU COMPLAIN, THEN YOU FORGET YOU ARE INDEED BLESSED!!
How self centered and self oriented we tend to be. We stand on the shoulders of giants who did not see defeat, but victory and success in the future. If these men had not persevered then we would not have any of the modern conveniences we have today.
Somewhere, a long long time ago, in another millennium, a man or men created a wheel and thought they could do something with this. Later came other things through the vision of mere man.
Somewhere, in the third heaven, is a spirit that knows all, provided for the creation of all, and was creator of all. We call him GOD!!
B U T - - how soon we forget who did what, and we forget GOD because we believe we can either do it ourselves or were better off before. Life happens and we go on: Home Run Baker played baseball in the 1900's, had 96 homeruns and a batting average of .307------but no one remembers or cares!!!
Who is Dale Evans and Roy Rogers? Sky King? Leave it to Beaver? People don't care about them, only about themselves. What does this have to do with Numbers 14?
Well, Moses, after the plagues, took the children of Israel into the desert and were safe from the Egyptians. However, the unbelief of the Israelites began to rise among them. They cared only about themselves, not what GOD had promised.
Numbers 14: 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole congregation said unto them, “Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would God we had died in this wilderness!
They are saying where is God going to let us die? They don't believe they will make it to the land of milk and honey. And more unbelief set in-- 3 And why hath the Lord brought us unto this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? Were it not better for us to return into Egypt?”
They continued to gripe and complain, then Moses had to intercede on behalf of the Israelites. WHY? Because GOD had now been provoked to anger: 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, “How long will this people provoke Me? And how long will it be ere they believe Me for all the signs which I have shown among them?12 I will smite them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.”
Moses stepped in and pleaded for the Israelites. Moses saved them from GOD's wrath. Today, in America, we are a large group of "ISRAELITES" sowing unbelief in the masses and turning away from GOD.
What is our redemption factor? We have Jesus, who came to save the world not condemn it. Jesus left us the Holy Spirit and the power of prayer. This we must use. The past is called history and we must learn from it. Take our eyes off self and focus on GOD. COME LORD JESUS COME. (click link to hear song).
Where are you today my friend? Focused on that person in the mirror or looking up to the man in heaven? Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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