Scripture: Numbers 13: 1-2

The Lord said to Moses, ² “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.”

Scripture Commentary:

There are three messages in this chapter. First, God gave Moses instructions to send men from each of the 12 tribes to explore the land of Canaan. Second, the people were not willing to do what God told them to do about the land. Third, of the twelve men, only two were willing to do as God said.

When you read verse two, you see that God told Moses to go and gather information on the land that God had given them. If God says that He has given you something, then He has already given you a way to get it.

The people believed they could not receive God’s gift, and as a result, they did not. The people let the negative report of the ten men stop them. They chose to retreat and were condemned to wander 40 years in the desert. They didn’t believe, even after all that God had done.

God delivered them from slavery and parted the Red Sea. He accompanied them with cloud and fire, gave them the 10 Commandments, and provided food and drink in the wilderness.

Caleb and Joshua believed and obeyed God. These are the only two of the old generation that God let go to the promised land.

God has given you a gift. Do you accept it?

Read the Entire Chapter of the Scripture Referenced:

Numbers 3

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Do Not Break the Vow You Make to God

The Congregation Lifted Up Their Voice

Scripture: Psalm 124: 2-3, 6-7

If the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, ³ they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; ⁷ We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. ⁸ Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Scripture Commentary:

Think of where you would be if the Lord had not been on your side. Look back into time and you will see how Our Lord has brought you to this place and time. Remember a time when you felt trapped by overwhelming problems and saw no way out. God brought you through, not because you asked but because He loves you.

We all go through life trying to deal with problems on our own, not calling on the Lord. In all honesty, when we reflect back we know it wasn’t us but God who got us through.

We will always have problems but with God there is no problem too big or too small.

We can always turn to Jesus Christ. He said knock and it shall be opened, and ask and it shall be given.

David compares our problems to that of a bird trapped in the fowler’s claws. But God who created the birds and created us can loosen what may be holding us. Call on God and see.

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Psalm 124

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Blessed Is the One Who Trusts God

Don’t Worry That You Don’t Understand Everything

Scripture: John 6: 66-69

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. ⁶⁷ “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. ⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

Scripture Commentary:

Do you believe that Jesus Christ is God’s Only Begotten Son? Why do you believe? Are you a pretender who goes to church for status, approval of family and friends, or for business contacts?

God has given each of us a choice to either accept Him or not.

There is no in-between.

The more people who heard Jesus’ message, the more divided they became. There were those who wanted to hear more and the ones who rejected Jesus because it went against their lifestyle.

What camp are you in?

Jesus asked the twelve, “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asks the same question today.

Peter replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go?“

The people in Jesus’s day did not give him a bed of roses to live on so don’t think you will have it easy. If you’re having an easy time of life, my question is are you doing Satan’s work? He will give you a fairytale lifestyle.

This short stay on earth is nothing compared to what awaits us in God’s kingdom.

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John 6

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These Things I Have Spoken Unto You

Yea Lord, You Know I Love You

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4: 16, 18

¹⁶ For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. ¹⁸ While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Scripture Commentary:

Here today, gone tomorrow. You’ve probably heard this saying. Have you considered its meaning? Our body will one day decay, rot and decompose. You will one day be a memory for maybe one, two, or three generations. Your future family may look at a few pictures of you and ask who this person is. You have probably already done this if you’ve run across some old family photos. This is a fact and that is a part of our present life here and now.

Jesus promises us that this is not our permanent home.

This is only a stopping station. The permanent home is not made with hands. It is a place with no sickness, death or sorrow. It is a place of love.

Our ultimate hope when we are experiencing illness and persecution is the realization that this is not the end. Knowing we will live forever in God’s kingdom and eternal house in heaven is our hope.

You may ask how do you get there. The answer is to accept Jesus Chris as your Lord and Savior, and repent.

Read the Entire Chapter of the Scripture Referenced:

2 Corinthians 4

Read Other Commentary From the Book of 2 Corinthians:

Do Not Despair; God Is With You

Believers Spread the Aroma of the Knowledge of God