Once
freed, the Israelites experienced great blessings from God. He provided
food, water, and victory over war. In fact, the Lord was their
provision. On the other hand, while God supplied all their needs, He was
not pleased with the majority of them, and He scattered their bodies
over the desert. I don't know about you, but I want to know why God
wasn't pleased, and why only two people made it to the promised land of
Canaan. Could it be that we are making the same mistakes? In 1
Corinthians, chapter 10, Paul warns us that the Israelite people had two
problems that angered the Lord. First, they craved evil things which
God had forbidden. Second, they desired good things which the Lord had
not provided. Not only did they want what God had not given them, but
when the children of Israel didn't get these things, they grumbled and
complained. They were discontent because of what they didn't have and
ungrateful for what they did have.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.—Psalm 107:1 (NIV)
People who truly trust God are content people. They have learned to say in troubled times, "Lord, this is not what I would have chosen or what I have planned, but I look to you in love and trust, knowing that You have my best interest in mind." Psalm 61:8 states, "Trust in Him at all times, O people. Pour out your heart before Him. God is a refuge for us." God is not on the job only during the holidays. He is our ever-present help in times of trouble. Our Father desires for us to trust His heart when ours are breaking or unsatisfied with His provision.
Like the Israelites, we are often discontent because of what we don't have,...and so ungrateful for what we do have.
Dear Lord, forgive us for not trusting You to provide for our every need.
Deliver us from the sin of grumbling and discontentment. Cultivate in us more grateful hearts. Amen.
" Where there is no discomfort, there can be no growing now, nor glory to come."
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