March 13, 2010
The Israelites move for the first time. As the Ark moved out Moses said, "Rise up, LORD! Scatter your enemies: make those who hate you run from you." When the Ark was set down he said, "Return, LORD to the...people." I'm so thankful that God goes before us and dwells within us.
There were troublemakers among them (Numbers 11:4) and they began to complain (Numbers 11:1). They wanted meat. Their focus had gotten off of who God was. They were instead focused on themselves and what they wanted. This makes Moses and God angry. God says—You want meat? I'll give you meat. I'll give you so much you will wish you never asked for it. Moses asked—How you going to do that? Oh, how easy he (and we) forget about the power of God when we start looking at things through our eyes. God responds, "Do you think I am weak? Now you will see if I can do what I say." And the quail fly in...and many people get sick and die.
We need to be so careful that what we are seeking and praying for is what God wants and not what we think we want. God may very well give us what we ask for; and we may discover that what we wanted wasn't what was best for us. We may be in the desert, we may not be comfortable, and we may wish our circumstances were different. We...we...we. BUT! Even though we may not be comfortable, we need to remember who is directing our path and be content to wait upon Him. He knows the plans He has for us. We need to trust HIM.
When we are praising God for who HE is then we can be content wherever He has us and we will be willing to WAIT on the LORD.
Next Entry: Numbers 12:1–16
The Israelites move for the first time. As the Ark moved out Moses said, "Rise up, LORD! Scatter your enemies: make those who hate you run from you." When the Ark was set down he said, "Return, LORD to the...people." I'm so thankful that God goes before us and dwells within us.
There were troublemakers among them (Numbers 11:4) and they began to complain (Numbers 11:1). They wanted meat. Their focus had gotten off of who God was. They were instead focused on themselves and what they wanted. This makes Moses and God angry. God says—You want meat? I'll give you meat. I'll give you so much you will wish you never asked for it. Moses asked—How you going to do that? Oh, how easy he (and we) forget about the power of God when we start looking at things through our eyes. God responds, "Do you think I am weak? Now you will see if I can do what I say." And the quail fly in...and many people get sick and die.
We need to be so careful that what we are seeking and praying for is what God wants and not what we think we want. God may very well give us what we ask for; and we may discover that what we wanted wasn't what was best for us. We may be in the desert, we may not be comfortable, and we may wish our circumstances were different. We...we...we. BUT! Even though we may not be comfortable, we need to remember who is directing our path and be content to wait upon Him. He knows the plans He has for us. We need to trust HIM.
When we are praising God for who HE is then we can be content wherever He has us and we will be willing to WAIT on the LORD.
Next Entry: Numbers 12:1–16
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