Chapter 20 of the numbers.

Scripture:

And the Lord said to Moses, Take a staff and go and gather the congregation and your brother Aaron, and command the rock to make water flow out of the rock before their eyes, so that the congregation and their livestock can drink. ..... Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, and a lot of water came out, and the congregation and their livestock drank it. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe me and did not sanctify me in the eyes of the Israelites, you will not bring this congregation into the land I have given them.". (Minimum value is 20:7-8, 1 1- 12)

Key words:

Because you don't believe me. ...

Experience:

Christians are generally familiar with the words "conquer yourself and surrender to me", but don't forget that there is another sentence behind, "I am afraid that preaching the gospel to others will be rejected." (before forest 1. 9:27) This is a passage written by the great apostle Paul. When he said this, he was not insincere, but really out of a sense of crisis and fear.

Yes, how many times have we taught others to be gentle, but we have become rude. Teach others humility, but you become proud. Teach others to pay, but you become stingy. Teach others patience, but you become impatient! Just like Moses and Aaron here, they encourage the Israelites to have faith every day, identify with Canaan and become holy according to the will of the Lord. However, my confidence wavered and I was impatient. In the end, it means that you can't enter the promised land!

You may think that God is too hard on Moses and Aaron, but this is actually inevitable, because God has never committed ten plagues by the hand of a second person, and has never separated the Red Sea in front of a second person! As the scripture says, "there will be no more prophets like Moses in Israel;" The Lord knew him face to face. The Lord sent him to do all kinds of signs and wonders in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, all his servants and all his land, and he did all great and terrible things in the sight of all Israel. (Deuteronomy 34: 10- 12) The Lord God was very kind to Moses, and he would certainly demand of him the strictest standards. Because the Lord said, "I will be sanctified among those who are close to me." (Li 10:3) and said: "Because you give more, you take more from whom;" Ask more questions. " (Road 12:48)

Dear, if you want to be greatly used by God, you must also demand of yourself the strictest standards. Always be vigilant, cautious and self-sustaining, without losing confidence.

Pray:

Holy Lord, may your Holy Spirit remind us to be always vigilant and think that you should be holy to those close to you. Amen!