Complaints in the desert place When the Israelites found themselves in the desert on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land it was a season of struggle and complaint. When we find ourselves in wilderness experiences there are two main temptations we must resist: 1. We must resist the urge to say, “This is far enough. I’m not going any further.” Sometimes we simply become weary and the journey towards the promise God has for us seems too difficult and we tempted to simply settle with what we have and where we are. The Israelites were tempted to settle at the oasis of Kadesh Barnea (Numbers 13:26, 20:1) but God had greater things in mind for them and staying where they were was not an option. It was their failure to trust God in taking the next step when they did arrive at the Promised Land that led to them being in the desert for 40 years instead of a few months. Despite the difficulties of the desert, we can become complacent about our spiritual situations and resist the urge to keep going, to persevere, to hold on and to claim the promises God has for us with courage and faith. 2. The second temptation and complaint against which we must guard is that of wanting to go back to where we have come from. The Israelites kept getting discouraged and afraid, despite the incredible miracles and faithfulness of God, and kept saying, “Let’s go back to Egypt” (Exodus 14:11). Their lack of faith made even their slavery in Egypt seem like a better option than trusting God with their present and their future. Sometimes, in desert experiences, we are tempted to believe that the lives we lived before, our lives before God or the things from which He rescued us, hold better answers for us Saturday 8 March 10 than He does, but that is never true. Don’t give up hope that God will complete the work He has begun in you and that, if you trust Him, He will lead you to into His promise.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:01:41 +0000
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