Remember
TEXT: Numbers 11:1-8
1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
7 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
{Tell the Story of the Text}
I. They Were Short-Sighted With Their Memories Of Their Past
. .A. They Saw The Provisions Of The Past As Free—But They Paid With Slavery
. .B. They Saw The Promises Of The Past As Fulfilled—But They Were Filled With Their Very Lives
. .C. They Saw The Passion Of The Past As Faraway—But They Forgot Their Soul-Less Living
II. They Were Selfish With Their Own Petty Desires
. .A. They Wanted To Trade The Bondage Of Egypt For The Blessings Of God
. .B. They Wanted To Be Spent By Satan’s Devices Rather Than To Spend Time With God
. .C. They Wanted To Cry The Tears Of Regret Rather Than Loving The Leading Of God
III. They Were Not Satisfied With God’s Provisions
. .A. They Could Not See The Goodness Of God’s Gift
. .B. They Could Not See The Expanse Of God’s Gift
. ..1. It Was Versatile
. ..2. It Was Useful
. ..3. It Was Satisfying
. .C. They Could Not See The Power Of God’s Gift—It Had The Taste Of Fresh Oil
. ..1. They Did Not Want The Power Of God In Their Lives—We Should Long For It
. ..2. They Did Not Want The Power Of God In Their Leading—We Should Seek It
. ..3. They Did Not Want The Power Of God In Their Learning—We Should Act Upon It
ILL. {Tell the D.L. Moody Wall Street Story!}
Observations:
• Where God Guides, He Promises to Provide
• Where God Provides, He Provides in Power
• When God Provides in Power, He Always Empowers a Person
POINT: When we look back at our old lives, it should be to REMEMBER from where Christ has delivered us and to What He has Promised us—His POWER.
