MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Thursday August 6,
2020
Topic: Bad Company Corrupts
Text: Numbers 11:4 – 9
The
Israelites were weary of the provision God had made for them, although
wholesome food and nourishing. The mixed multitude instigated their weariness
about God’s provision. The manna God gave them cost no money or care, and the
labour of gathering it was very little indeed. Despite these, they talked of
Egypt's cheapness, and the fish they ate there freely; as if that cost them
nothing, when they paid dearly for it with hard service.
“While
they lived on manna, they seemed exempt from the curse sin has brought on man,
that in the sweat of his face he should eat bread; yet they speak of it with
scorn. Peevish, discontented minds will find fault with that which has no fault
in it, but that it is too good for them” as Matthew Henry noted. Their action
was sad and unfortunate.
Yesterday
we read how they attracted God’s anger and today we read how they complained
again just because of the influence of mixed multitude. Bad company corrupts
indeed!
Man
is never satisfied. His desires grow on daily basis and he is insatiable. These
were men that complained about the torture they were going through in Egypt.
Now they are dreaming of that place again. We can easily blame them for this
unruly behaviour but most times, we even act worse than these Israelites. Sometimes,
we dream and wish to have what we rejected, thus going back to our vomit.
The
kind of friends we keep and inability to feed our spirit with the word of God are
some of the things that make us to go back to our vomit. When we join the mixed
multitude, they will corrupt us. Paul’s word in 1 Corinthians 15:33 is worthy
of note. God bless you!
Food for Thought: 1 Corinthians 10:6
Memory verse: Numbers 11:4
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