GOING IN CIRCLES And the LORDS anger was kindled against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was consumed. (Numbers 32:13; 33-36) Going in circles is a term that denotes making considerable efforts without commensurate progress. It could also mean wasted efforts, to wander about and to waste time doing things without achieving results. The Bible gives us many examples of this, but the story of the Israelites in the wilderness on their journey to the promised land gives a very good illustration of this. The children of Israel started their journey to the promised land with full assurance by the Almighty God that He stayed with them day and night. They lacked and suffered nothing through out the journey. To these Israelites, God was good, gracious, kind and loving; showering them with His mercies which endure forever. But it got to a point where God noticed that they persisted in sin and would not heed His warnings, then He became angry with them as we saw in de scripture above. God had done soo much for them to justify His expectation of simple APPRECIATION, TRUST AND OBEDIENCE. The least God expects from His children is this (appreciation, trust & obedience) & He is disappointed when we fail in this regard. Consequently, God made them wander about in circles in the wilderness for 40years. I challenge u to take a critical look at ur life & make amends with GOD if necessary before it is too late my brethren. Enough of these: am a Christian, am a believer, am a child of God..... and be honest to your del. GOD BLESS YOU!
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:44:57 +0000