Numbers 11-14 The Cost of Murmuring

When we murmur or complain the Lord is displeased. These chapters prove that point and are a reminder of what that cost is. God sent them to spy out the land and they did but the report they brought back put fear into the hearts of the people. Here we see the “deadly d” of discontent, discouragement, dismay, and more. Only Joshua and Caleb had pure faith and God spared them with His outstretched hand with the promise of inheriting the land they had seen. Forty years and the death of that generation only these two would be alive to tell about it to the next generation. Caleb would remind Joshua of God’s promise and he did indeed inherit the land he had seen. 

How often do we complain and murmur? It displeases God and it spreads like a plague through the camp or in our case, our church, our families, our nation etc. Beware of this sin!