Looking forward to a GREAT tomorrow

“Then you shall say to the people, “Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; or you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore THE LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat.”

Numbers 11:18

After the people of God, had traveled a few days they murmured against the Lord because of a lack of water.  We as God’s people, like them, sometimes do that! They were being encouraged to get up, to arrange whatever needed to be arranged for God had heard their cry!

What Was Their Cry?

These people were used to have other things to eat, different things. Verse 4, says they murmured because lack of water, because they were missing the fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and the garlic they used to have when they live in Egypt.

Don’t we do that sometimes?  We do!  It might not be exactly about food, but maybe about:

·        The places that we used to go out to eat,
·        The parties we used to have with our old friends and loved ones,
·        The things we used to have and we do not own anymore…  

Sometimes we go about life and we get disappointed, discouraged and sad, because things aren’t the same as yesterday:

·        Our body and mind do not work the same;
·        We can’t get going as fast as we used to,
·        We don’t have that spouse, sister, brother or friend to have those great and long conversations.
·        Our teeth maybe can handle the things that we used to love so much anymore,
·        And as we make the list longer, the more sad we feel. 

Today, I’m not here to get you sad. Today I’m here to help you see that like the people in this verse we sometimes complain because we don’t realize that what is coming IS BETTER!

·        New heavens
·        New earth
·        New body
·        No more pain or hurts
·        No more crying
·        In the presence of the lord
·        Praising THE LORD, day and night!

That THE LORD in HIS mercy had made our loads lighter, because there’s a GREATER purpose for it!

My Bible notes talks how the murmuring demonstrated unfaithfulness and was an act of rebellion that demanded God’s judgment.  In other words, placing our eyes in what’s been left behind, not only discourages us but like with them The Lord is not pleased when we focus on those things. Because it doesn’t allow us to appreciated what HE who is really the ONE who knows it all, has prepared for us! And in spite of this The Lord remained merciful, and had longstanding patient with his people who continuously rebelled; AND with us.             

“… And Joshua said to the people, sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow THE LORD will do wonders among you!” Joshua 3:5 

AMEN?!     Let us pray… Lord I ask you to come to heart, to forgive me for displeasing YOU if I have murmur or complaint without a reason. I KNOW YOU loved and cared for me all these years, and will continue to do so, because as YOUR child, I KNOW YOU LOVE me! Help me to worship YOU daily until forever, and I pray this in JESUS name, AMEN!