“And
they said to one another, “Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.””
Numbers 14:4
Good morning, let us take a deeper look into this morning’s scripture.
At this point the Israelites are tired, they have been freed from bondage and they
have been wondering around in the desert but not too long because this
scripture was in response to the bad report they received about who controlled
the promise land. The people were then scared and felt it better to return to
Egypt and to slavery than to take the land as God had commanded them to
do. It was because of this act
that they were stuck wondering around the desert for 40 years.
I will not be talking about how we need to follow God’s instructions
no matter how impossible they seem. Even though that is a point we should look
at. But instead I want took look at what happens to many Christians through
their walk. Many times during our walk we get discouraged and we want to go
back to our Egypt. We want to return to our former lives and become slaves
again to sin. We see this happen
more than once with the Israelites during their long 40 year walk in the
wilderness. Instead of focusing on the things God has provided for them, the
miracles God made to make them free, they focus and complain on the small things
and the issues at hand. We need to get to the point where our walk with God is
not focused on the bad things in our lives but rather our walk should be based
on giving God praise, glory, and honor for the bondage he delivered us from. We
need to leave the past back in Egypt and move free in God and trust in God. And
when He commands us, we listen and we follow.
I heard it said once that when you come to crossroads in your life
that is when you make the decisions that will affect you forever. There are
many who are at a crossroad in their walks with Christ right now they are at
the point where it would be easy for them to return to the land of Egypt to
their old lives their lives of sin. I just recently found out of a young man
who was walking with Christ, a young man that I personally know, who has
decided to give his walk up with the Lord to return to his old life of sin. So
I want to encourage anyone right now who is at this crossroad in life, where
they are struggling to the point where they would rather go back to their Egypt
than to continue their walk with God. Though it may be tough and it may be a
long road, stay strong, trust in God, the promise land is far better than
living as a slave in Egypt.
Let us pray, Dear Father we come to you in prayer this morning asking
you to give us strength to fight the battle, to give us strength to move on
with our walk with Christ. In
Jesus name Amen.
David Wiggins
Youth Pastor
www.nbcornerstone.com
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