During the wilderness wandering, the Israelites fall into severe discontentment, becoming critical of both Moses and God. Their complaining and rebellion lead to deep lessons about sin, its consequences and the cross.
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” – G.K. Chesterton, in What’s Wrong with the World
The problem is not new. People begin in the faith but don’t finish. Today’s passage gives us the classic example.
Numbers 13-14.pdf
Our radical dedication to holiness should be an attractive option in a hopeless world – and a source of severe conviction to a compromised or hypocritical church.
The Lord wants us to come into his presence and has made a way for us to do exactly that. It is, however, the only way available.
Central Reflections 