GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LUXURIES ONE CAN’T AFFORD
READ NUMBERS 20:1 THROUGH 21:35
Coach Barber was exhausted. It was the final week of the season, and the athletes she had been coaching seemed to have found her last nerve and jumped on it. She tried to maintain her calm, loving, Christian demeanor, but it was becoming so difficult. One more sarcastic remark and she might lose it. Then she remembered her mother’s words: “Losing your temper is a luxury you can’t afford. As believers, just one tantrum can undo all the good we’ve done.”
Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. “Listen, you rebels!” he shouted. “Must we bring you water from this rock?” (Numbers 20:10).
It’s easy to see how Moses arrived at this level of frustration. The people God had told him to lead were whiners. But this story isn’t as much about the hearts of Israel, as it is about Moses’ heart. Anger and frustration weren’t an acceptable reason to disobey God then, and they still aren’t today. There are simply some luxuries one can’t afford.
Prayer Suggestion: Dear God, please grant me an obedient, quiet spirit as I face challenges today.
Quicklook: Numbers 20:1–13
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LUXURIES ONE CAN’T AFFORD
READ NUMBERS 20:1 THROUGH 21:35
Coach Barber was exhausted. It was the final week of the season, and the athletes she had been coaching seemed to have found her last nerve and jumped on it. She tried to maintain her calm, loving, Christian demeanor, but it was becoming so difficult. One more sarcastic remark and she might lose it. Then she remembered her mother’s words: “Losing your temper is a luxury you can’t afford. As believers, just one tantrum can undo all the good we’ve done.”
Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. “Listen, you rebels!” he shouted. “Must we bring you water from this rock?” (Numbers 20:10).
It’s easy to see how Moses arrived at this level of frustration. The people God had told him to lead were whiners. But this story isn’t as much about the hearts of Israel, as it is about Moses’ heart. Anger and frustration weren’t an acceptable reason to disobey God then, and they still aren’t today. There are simply some luxuries one can’t afford.
Prayer Suggestion: Dear God, please grant me an obedient, quiet spirit as I face challenges today.
Quicklook: Numbers 20:1–13
GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LUXURIES ONE CAN’T AFFORD
READ NUMBERS 20:1 THROUGH 21:35
Coach Barber was exhausted. It was the final week of the season, and the athletes she had been coaching seemed to have found her last nerve and jumped on it. She tried to maintain her calm, loving, Christian demeanor, but it was becoming so difficult. One more sarcastic remark and she might lose it. Then she remembered her mother’s words: “Losing your temper is a luxury you can’t afford. As believers, just one tantrum can undo all the good we’ve done.”
Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. “Listen, you rebels!” he shouted. “Must we bring you water from this rock?” (Numbers 20:10).
It’s easy to see how Moses arrived at this level of frustration. The people God had told him to lead were whiners. But this story isn’t as much about the hearts of Israel, as it is about Moses’ heart. Anger and frustration weren’t an acceptable reason to disobey God then, and they still aren’t today. There are simply some luxuries one can’t afford.
Prayer Suggestion: Dear God, please grant me an obedient, quiet spirit as I face challenges today.
Quicklook: Numbers 20:1–13
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