How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me.
Numbers 14:27
The congregation of Israel:
G - Going against God
R - Refusing to trust God
U - Understanding darkened
M - Myopic focus
B - Bent on self rule
L - Lifting up constant complaint
I - Intent on childish tantrums
N - Never ceasing to complain
G - Graceless perspective
S - Sin controls the heart
God calls grumbling complainers a “wicked congregation”. That is not a good assessment!
Caleb:
F - Forsaking sinful viewpoints
A - Acknowledging the power of God
I - Intent on obeying God
T - Tenaciously trusting God’s promises
H - Hearing God and believing
God rewards those with a “different spirit” who follow Him fully (Numbers 14:24)! Be a Caleb... not the congregation.
Lesson 1: You can’t disobey God and believe God at the same time. Sin will lead to a crisis of faith because it begins in unbelief.
Lesson 2: No matter how bad it gets around you, God will sustain you as you faithfully trust Him. Grumblers all fell dead in the desert over forty years time. Faithful Caleb and Joshua endured and were rewarded by their God, even as they lived most of their lives among the ungrateful.
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