Numbers 27:12-14 "One day the LORD said to Moses, “Climb one of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel. After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron, for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)”
When people sin around us, at us, against us, or sin against God, how are we to react and conduct ourselves? If someone sins against us, do we sin against them? What are we to demonstrate? We are to demonstrate His holiness, otherwise we are failing. The bible says if we are hit on one side of the cheek, let them hit the other side. This is holiness.
Why didn't Moses demonstrate God's holiness? God said it was because Moses did not trust Him enough. What does God mean? When people sin against us, we are to demonstrate His holiness by giving grace and forgiving each other. By giving grace, we are trusting in God and obeying His will. When Moses reacted in anger, it showed he had not trusted in God enough. The key word here is "enough." Moses did not wait for God but reacted in the flesh.
Numbers 20:12 NLT "But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!””
We all can say we fully trust God and I am sure many of us do to some degree. For most Christians, we fully do believe we are fully trusting in God. However, a test or trial may show the length of our trust and we may react in our own strength or flesh to resolve an issue rather than completely waiting for the Lord.
Moses was told to speak to the rock. This was the second time God was providing water through the rock. Yes, the first time, he was told to strike the rock. But this time he did not trust God enough and in his anger struck the rock twice. Moses' anger put him in the flesh and he went backwards to do what had already worked before. This time he struck the rock twice and water still came forth. His anger prevented him from trusting God to speak to the rock.
Reacting in the flesh shows that we are not trusting in God and as a result we fail to demonstrate His Holiness.
Pastor Steve
Numbers 27:12-14 "One day the LORD said to Moses, “Climb one of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel. After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron, for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)”
When people sin around us, at us, against us, or sin against God, how are we to react and conduct ourselves? If someone sins against us, do we sin against them? What are we to demonstrate? We are to demonstrate His holiness, otherwise we are failing. The bible says if we are hit on one side of the cheek, let them hit the other side. This is holiness.
Why didn't Moses demonstrate God's holiness? God said it was because Moses did not trust Him enough. What does God mean? When people sin against us, we are to demonstrate His holiness by giving grace and forgiving each other. By giving grace, we are trusting in God and obeying His will. When Moses reacted in anger, it showed he had not trusted in God enough. The key word here is "enough." Moses did not wait for God but reacted in the flesh.
Numbers 20:12 NLT "But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!””
We all can say we fully trust God and I am sure many of us do to some degree. For most Christians, we fully do believe we are fully trusting in God. However, a test or trial may show the length of our trust and we may react in our own strength or flesh to resolve an issue rather than completely waiting for the Lord.
Moses was told to speak to the rock. This was the second time God was providing water through the rock. Yes, the first time, he was told to strike the rock. But this time he did not trust God enough and in his anger struck the rock twice. Moses' anger put him in the flesh and he went backwards to do what had already worked before. This time he struck the rock twice and water still came forth. His anger prevented him from trusting God to speak to the rock.
Reacting in the flesh shows that we are not trusting in God and as a result we fail to demonstrate His Holiness.
Pastor Steve
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