Grumbling Moves You
Then Amalek came and fought against Israel at Rephidim, Exodus 17:8, ESV
All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” Exodus 17:1-4
Two months after Israel left Egypt, they started to grumble and complain to God about food and water. God had brought them out of Egypt, delivered them from Pharaoh’s army and now they were complaining because they had no water. They had two choices to ask Moses: to seek God on their behalf, or complain. They chose to complain and they even said, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
What they did not realize is that their complaining had given their exact location to their enemy. When we complain we move ourselves out of alignment with God and we open the door for Satan to bring on trails and tribulations. Scripture says, “Right there in Rephidim, where God had told them to camp, the Amalek came and fought with them.” So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. God gave Israel victory with Amalek, but they still had to fight the war.
In scripture, we see again Israel was in route to the promise land and they grumble and complain again against Moses and God. From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. Numbers 21:4-6, ESV
We can learn from Israel that every time they complained it moved them from a place of peace and provision to a place of destruction and devastation. God has already ordained a good plan for our life. He has told us that we will have trouble and tribulations in the world, but to be of good courage because he has overcome the world. John 16:33. When things seem harder than we can bear, it is important that we do not allow ourselves to complain, but to turn to God and pray. We saw that every time Moses found himself in a difficult position he prayed and God answered him. Scripture says, “But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.” Psalm 66:19, ESV. We have an assurance that God hears our prayers and that he will never leave us or forsake us!
Key points:
Complaining against God opens the door for Satan.
God has ordained a good and prosperous life for you.
Do not let your mouth move you out of alignment with God.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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