Here’s a big what if. What if they had just entered the land in faith instead of spying it out first? Israel’s Mossad is one of the most effective espionage agencies in the world. But did you know it was God who founded the Israeli spy service? Numbers 13 records His words to Moses: “Send […]
They say, “When it rains, it pours”? If so, Moses should have been pulling out his hip waders! Numbers 10 ends with high hopes. The Lord led His people day by day, then joined them each evening in the camp. What could go wrong? Just about everything! Chapter 11 begins when “the people complained” (v […]
Read More… from August 24, 2022 — The Quagmire Of Complaining
When God’s Yes means No! “He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul” (Ps 106:15). “There is nothing at all except this manna,” said the people, pouting (Num 11:6). Moses had no idea where to get meat to add to their diet and told the Lord about it. The Lord was not […]
Moses gives us an inspiring example of spiritual large-heartedness. May his tribe increase! In Numbers 11, seventy men had been recognized as leaders of the people and were given the same Spirit that had equipped Moses for God’s work. However, it isn’t those whom men recognize but those whom God ordains that are His true […]
T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves More. And individually yielding to the Spirit is the secret. In a book called Numbers, it shouldn’t surprise us to see some multiplication and division. Moses was exhausted. As he told the Lord, “I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me” […]
When you’ve had it, and then see God’s EXIT sign, going through it will take you right into His arms. We concluded our last lesson with Moses unloading on the Lord. He wasn’t wrong in doing this. We’ve been instructed to cast all our care on Him. But remember what he said? “I am not […]
Read More… from August 18, 2022 — Escaping Into The Solution
It may be tantalizing to consider leaving your problems behind, but take them to Him instead. In the midst of the judgment of the Lord on the people for their grumbling, they “cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was quenched” (Num 11:2). The equation seems very simple. Complaining […]
Giving in to my earthly appetites and allowing them to rule my life will, in the end, eat me up! The place where Israel complained on this occasion was immortalized by naming it Taberah, after a root word meaning “consume.” Ironic, isn’t it? Today we’re called consumers, referring to our appetite for things. No generation […]