Today's Verse - Numbers 14:9 (NIV):
Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will swallow them up. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.
This is one of many times, the Israelite mistrusted Moses and Aaron and complained about their wandering in the desert. They wished that they had never left Egypt. Joshua's words to the people can be read in today's verse. And yet, the people continued their rebellion. The result was that it would take forty more years and a new generation until they would see their promised land.
Today's Comments: Shall we trust in God, or shall we leave our fate to our own devices? During the Exodus, God continued to show his people that the impossible was possible. When they were in imminent danger from Pharaoh's armies, a path through the Red Sea opened up for them. When they were hungry and thirsty, food and water were provided by God. And yet, they still rebelled. And, perhaps we still rebel today. We rebel by failing to heed God's revelation in scripture. We rebel by putting ourselves before God and our neighbor. We rebel by putting our riches and worldly rewards before our devotion to God.
This afternoon a friend sent me a video of a sermon preached by David Wilkerson. It addressed how much we in the church have failed to set ourselves apart from the world and is therefore worth watching. Just click on this link.
Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will swallow them up. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.
This is one of many times, the Israelite mistrusted Moses and Aaron and complained about their wandering in the desert. They wished that they had never left Egypt. Joshua's words to the people can be read in today's verse. And yet, the people continued their rebellion. The result was that it would take forty more years and a new generation until they would see their promised land.
Today's Comments: Shall we trust in God, or shall we leave our fate to our own devices? During the Exodus, God continued to show his people that the impossible was possible. When they were in imminent danger from Pharaoh's armies, a path through the Red Sea opened up for them. When they were hungry and thirsty, food and water were provided by God. And yet, they still rebelled. And, perhaps we still rebel today. We rebel by failing to heed God's revelation in scripture. We rebel by putting ourselves before God and our neighbor. We rebel by putting our riches and worldly rewards before our devotion to God.
This afternoon a friend sent me a video of a sermon preached by David Wilkerson. It addressed how much we in the church have failed to set ourselves apart from the world and is therefore worth watching. Just click on this link.
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