August 11 2018

The Company we Keep

Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat? “We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; “but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!” Numbers 11:4-6

When the Israelites left Egypt there were others who left with them.
The Bible refers to them as the “mixed multitude”. 
We are told that it was the mixed multitude that “yielded to intense cravings” and that their cravings influenced the Israelites to weep once again and begin to complain before the Lord.
We are influenced by the company we keep and complaining is highly contagious.
 Once it starts within a group it spreads and intensifies quickly. 
We must be aware of who we are spending time with. 
Are we people of the same mind and purpose? 
Do we have similar intentions and desires? 
Are we clear about our destination and the path we need to take to get there?
Likewise our attitudes and the words that come out of our mouth influence those around us. 
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” Proverbs 18:21
We need to ensure that we are not the source of the complaining that spreads through our groups.  Take a moment today and assess the words that are coming out of your mouth and the words that are coming out of the mouths of those around you. 
Do you need a change? 
Today is the day!

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August 11 2018

The Company we Keep

Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat? “We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; “but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!” Numbers 11:4-6

When the Israelites left Egypt there were others who left with them.
The Bible refers to them as the “mixed multitude”. 
We are told that it was the mixed multitude that “yielded to intense cravings” and that their cravings influenced the Israelites to weep once again and begin to complain before the Lord.
We are influenced by the company we keep and complaining is highly contagious.
 Once it starts within a group it spreads and intensifies quickly. 
We must be aware of who we are spending time with. 
Are we people of the same mind and purpose? 
Do we have similar intentions and desires? 
Are we clear about our destination and the path we need to take to get there?
Likewise our attitudes and the words that come out of our mouth influence those around us. 
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” Proverbs 18:21
We need to ensure that we are not the source of the complaining that spreads through our groups.  Take a moment today and assess the words that are coming out of your mouth and the words that are coming out of the mouths of those around you. 
Do you need a change? 
Today is the day!

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August 10 2018

A Lion in a Pit

Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. 2 Samuel 23:20

Beniah was of the mighty men of King David. 
Benaiah was a man who met his challenges head on. 
As a matter of fact, we are told he even went down into a pit to kill a lion.
He didn’t wait until the lion came to him, he saw opportunity to defeat the enemy and he went in and went in strong.
The enemy will come at us, but the enemy will also lurk in pits and let us know that he is there, causing fear and uncertainty in our lives. 
We, like Benaiah, need to learn to go down into that pit, meet the enemy head on and take him out.  We can’t afford to allow the enemy to intimidate us and cause fear. 
We have a destiny and purpose and a work to do for the Lord and fear and uncertainty causes us to be unproductive and hesitant.
 Be prepared today to go down into to that pit, meet that lion head on, and take him out!

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