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Reading:
Numbers 11:1-15

Complaining has shown up on the menu for Sunday School this coming Sunday.

The ancient Israelites provide the historical point of reference here in Numbers 11.

“And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled…” (1).

What a complaining bunch God’s people proved themselves to be way back then!

And God wants me to learn from their example. So I’ve come up with five questions to personalize the matter of complaining:

  1. Is my discouragement any different before God than their complaining?
  2. “And the LORD heard it” — to what extent does that matter to me?
  3. How have I grown weary and dissatisfied with any of God’s provision for me?
  4. “I am not able to bear all this…alone” — what’s the solution?
  5. What did I do this past week to overcome my complaining spirit?

Will murmuring and complaining show up on my life menu today?

May I be delivered from chronic complaining. In fact, may I turn away from all complaining!

[The Scriptures say in Numbers 11:6 -- There is nothing at all, beside this manna]
from Numbers 11:6

Reading:
Matthew 8:23-27

Not, “No faith” — little faith. (Those fellows did have something going for them, see?)

“And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish” (25).

They had sufficient faith to go to Jesus.

They had sufficient faith to awake Jesus.

They had sufficient faith to petition Jesus.

But their faith was still little: We perish.

Lord, increase my faith!

Oh, and by the way: notice two other things in this passage:

  • “His disciples followed him” (23).
  • “And his disciples came to him” (25).

It’s what disciples do!

[The Scriptures say in Matthew 8:23 -- His disciples followed him]
from Matthew 8:23