Bible Verse of the Day Wednesday October 6th 2021

 Psalm 106:24-25 Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise. They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.

 Psalm 106:24-25 Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise. They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.

We all complain about something or someone at times; however, Satan blinds us as to what complaining is all about. As a result, we sometimes complain about the sins of those around us while accepting our grumbling as we are just having a bad day. God gives us a stern warning about complaining and lets us know that it is a sin. The best example of this is the Children of Israel; God led them out of bondage, provided food and water, and led them to the long-promised land filled with milk and honey. Their journey should have been an eleven-day trip but turned into a forty-year walkabout in the wilderness.

We can discover why God set them adrift for so many years in the scriptures like our text today, Psalms 106:24-25. Three sins kept the Israelites wandering in the desert for forty years and never saw the Promised Land.

The first of these sins is “they despised the pleasant land;” God was leading them to a beautiful land where they would be a great nation and wanted to go back to Egypt. Have we ever complained about our living conditions? Do we see what we have in life as a blessing from God or want more? The second of these sins that kept them wandering until they died was that “they did not believe his promise.” When we complain, we say that we do not believe His promise that He will supply our every need. The third of these sins is from verse “25-They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.”

This grumbling cost the Children of Israel their part in the Promised Land; Our complaining will come with a cost. God may very well be leading us to a “Promised Land” here in this life but because of our murmuring, keep us adrift and apart from the blessing He has in store for us. No matter what causes discontent in our lives, complaining has always been and will always be unbelief towards God’s Promise that He will supply our every need. Dissatisfaction will occur when we take our eyes off what we have and focus on what we want.

There will always be tribulation in our lives; our choices are to spend our time complaining, taking our eyes off our Lord and Savior, or remembering all the blessings God has bestowed on us. If we choose to focus on the blessings, not only will we live a more victorious life, but we will be a clear witness and positive Christian example to the world around us (Ephesians 4:29)

If Satan has you in his trap of grumbling, ask God to give you the strength to overcome this temptation. Why would we settle for what we think we want, when God who knows all our needs, is ready to bless us with His very best?

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