Final Movements Will Be Rapid Ones. Part [13] 04/05/2025 Morning thought)

Numbers 20:23 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, 24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

There are basically two types of skeletons that you would find in your closets, namely, the ones that are really dead, and the ones that are just subdued. The ones that are really dead refer to former cravings or indulgences that have been uprooted by Christ. As a general rule of thumb, these would not faze the Christian anymore for they have become permanent bygones, and as such they are not really a problem.

But the skeletons that are just subdued are the ones that are deep seated, usually having being indulged in your early, and adolescent years, into adulthood, and which the devil has successfully tripped us up on, over and over again, but since baptism they only surface on occasion, when the right circumstances converge.

Now, just because they do not erupt nearly as often as they used to in former years some Christians may take it for granted that these have been overcome, but lo and behold, when sudden temptation comes, out of the blue without warning, and the situation is favorable, the old devil succeeds yet again, much to our chagrin.

Numbers 20:28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Final Movements Will Be Rapid Ones. Part [12] 04/05/2025 Evening thought)

Numbers 20:11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 417] The two brothers went on before the multitude, Moses with the rod of God in his hand. They were now aged men. Long had they borne with the rebellion and obstinacy of Israel; but now, at last, even the patience of Moses gave way. “Hear now, you rebels,” he cried; “must we fetch you water out of this rock?” and instead of speaking to the rock, as God had commanded him, he smote it twice with the rod.

The water gushed forth in abundance to satisfy the host. But a great wrong had been done. Moses had spoken from irritated feeling. His lack of patience and self-control was evident. [Testimonies Vol. 6 pp 656] Strength of character consists of two things—power of will and power of self-control. The real greatness and nobility of the man is measured by the power of the feelings that he subdues, not by the power of the feelings that subdue him. The strongest man is he, who, while sensitive to abuse, will yet restrain passion and forgive his enemies.

As we were writing out the Bible study, we were just wondering if in our own lives there might be some latent tendency, some dormant propensity that may have gone undetected or unaddressed for years and which might bubble up to the surface if the right set of circumstances were to be converged by devils.

Numbers 2012 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!