Case Closed
“O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to
shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in
heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy
might? I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond
Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. But the LORD was wroth with me
for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it
suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.” (Deuteronomy 3:24-26)
Today’s Morsel: Have you ever seen
children trying to butter up their parents after they are wrong and their
parents seem to give them the cold shoulder? The child will sit and pout
for a while, and when they think their parents are calmed down, they will try
to get close to their parents to get their way. But most parents will see
through their scheme and follow through with the punishment they told the child
they would receive. By all accounts, Moses tried the same thing with
God. God had told him to speak to the rock and that it would give water.
But Moses smote the rock with his rod and God became angry with him. And
now, Moses tries to butter God up. He said, “O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to
shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in
heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy
might? I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond
Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.” He may have thought that God
had forgotten all about the incident. But God told Him, “Let it suffice
thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.” I believe what God was telling him
was, look, I told you once, you were not going in, so do not ask me
again. Solomon says, “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed
speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do
evil. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet
surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before
him: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his
days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.” (Ecclesiastes
8:11-13) He said God will not forget what the righteous nor wicked
does. Therefore, the best thing we can do when we fail to do what God
tells us to do and it angers Him is repent and let the matter go.
Sing: I know the Lord will make a way
for you. I know the Lord will make a way for you. If you live a
holy life, shun the wrong and do the right. I know the Lord will make a
way for you.
Thought For Today: When God says
no, don’t keep asking Him.
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