The Old Testament is replete with outstanding insights as to how God feels about us and our obedience or disobedience to His will! Here are a few powerful insights into today's reading:1) You can't expect to be a part of God's family if you're going to brazenly live a life that opposes His will! Did you see what God said to Moses in 15:30-31? He tells Moses to excommunicate those who "brazenly violate the Lord's will." In essence, He tells Moses to get rid of them and that they are to be "completely cut off" from the rest of His people. God expects those who truly accept Him as Lord of their life to follow His will completely!
2) Like the WWJD bracelet, Israel wore blue tassels on the hem of their garments to continuously remind them to do God's will and obey His commandments. Having a bracelet like the WWJD bracelet is a great way to think about "What Would Jesus Do?" Wearing the blue tassels must have surely helped the Israelites remember God's law. There's a saying that says, "Out of sight, out of mind." It's so true!
My dear friend, Carey Casey, and his team at The National Center For Fathering have a great bracelet for reminding you of the 3 ingredients that make a Championship Father. Go to their website now http://www.fathers.com/ and sign up for one of their bracelets. Whether you're a father or grandfather, get one and wear it to remind you of the Godly characteristics of all great father-type role models! They're hoping to enlist 6.5 million fathering role models across America!
3) Pride will get you every time! One of the most sad chapters in the Bible is the story of Korah and what happened in Numbers 16! Notice the 4 tragic mistakes Korah made that became the root cause for God's wrath and the killing of hundreds of people:
- He forms a conspiracy against Moses in order to overthrow his leadership! (vs.1)
- He and his companions sow discord among Israel's leadership! (vs.2) According to King Solomon in the book of Proverbs, this is one of the 7 "abominations"! God hates it when we engage in disagreements that causes disharmony in the body of Christ!
- He pridefully thinks he can do a better job than Moses! (vs.3, 12-14)
- He wants a more significant role! (vs.8-9) In other words, he wasn't happy with the ministry God gave him - he wanted more! He wanted the lead role.
4) God always proves the choice of His annointed servants! Although Korah and many others among the Levites didn't think Moses should be the leader of the nation of Israel or that Aaron (his brother) should be the High Priest, God proves His choice by causing Aaron's staff to grow leaves and almonds overnight! While we may not always agree with our pastors and leaders, we do have to remember that they were called and annointed by God to do a job. We need to be careful how we talk about them and how we treat them! God is looking! While we may not agree with them, we need to be careful lest we find ourselves fighting against God!
Enjoy the day God has given you!
1 comment:
I am so excited you mentioned the blue tassels, Randy. Shortly after we had the first blue wristbands printed (as a reminder to fathers of their commitment to Love, Coach and Model for their children) I came to Numbers 15 in my Bible reading. I leaped with excitement and couldn't wait to share the parallel with Carey.
It was confirmation that we have not come up with some "gimick," but have responded to the call of the Father to all fathers.
I am very thankful that we are on the Championship Fathering Team together with thousands of great people across the country.
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