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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 102:2-3, 16-21, John 8:21-30
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FOOD POISON?
"The people complained against God and Moses...In punishment the Lord sent among the people saraph serpents, which bit the people so that many of them died." -Numbers 21:5-6
Hundreds and thousands of Israelites were repeatedly destroyed because of their sins (see 1 Cor 10:8-10; Nm 25:1-9; 14:37). Their basic sin was idolatry, and a significant part of this sin was their craving for the food of slavery. They wanted meat, fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, garlic (Nm 11:4-5), grain, figs, grapes, and pomegranates (Nm 20:5). The Israelites were disgusted with the "wretched" food God gave them (Nm 21:5). They complained about the manna God miraculously gave them each day for free.
Is an inordinate desire for food contributing to the sin of idolatry in your life? Ezekiel prophesied: "They shall not be allowed to satisfy their craving or fill their bellies, for this has been the occasion of their sin" (Ez 7:19). Paul spoke of people who "will end in disaster! Their god is their belly and their glory is in their shame" (Phil 3:19). He was talking about "enemies of the cross" (Phil 3:18), "those who are set upon the things of this world" (Phil 3:19). Paul warned us to avoid the company of those who cause dissension and scandal through deception and flattery (Rm 16:17-18). "Such men serve, not Christ our Lord, but their own bellies" (Rm 16:18). "My little children, be on your guard against idols" (1 Jn 5:21), including the idol of food.
Prayer: Father, as I fast this Lent, make me aware of temptations to gluttony and idolatry.
Promise: "You belong to what is below; I belong to what is above. You belong to this world - a world which cannot hold Me. That is why I said you would die in your sins. You will surely die in your sins unless you come to believe that I AM." -Jn 8:23-24
Praise: After confessing his sexual sin, Andrew was able, by the grace of God, to sin no more (see Jn 8:11).
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