{"id":5263,"date":"2019-09-01T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T22:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=5263"},"modified":"2019-09-01T18:05:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T22:05:46","slug":"journey-into-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=5263","title":{"rendered":"JOURNEY INTO TESTING"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Rev. Richard Jones<\/h3>\n

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SHORT TERM MEMORY \u00a0<\/strong> Exodus 15: 22-27
\nThen Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. 24 And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, \u201cWhat shall we drink?\u201d 25 And he cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the Lord made for them a statute and a rule, and there he tested them, 26 saying, \u201cIf you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.\u201d27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water.<\/p>\n

TRAVELING AND GRUMBLING<\/strong>\u00a0 Exodus 16: 1-8
\nThey set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, 3 and the people of Israel said to them, \u201cWould that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.\u201d
\n4 Then the Lord said to Moses, \u201cBehold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. 5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.\u201d 6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, \u201cAt evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For what are we, that you grumble against us?\u201d 8 And Moses said, \u201cWhen the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him\u201d\u201dwhat are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthew 6:25-33
\n\u201cTherefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, \u201d\u02dcWhat shall we eat?\u201d\u2122 or \u201d\u02dcWhat shall we drink?\u201d\u2122 or \u201d\u02dcWhat shall we wear?\u201d\u2122 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.<\/p>\n

MENU FOR MILLIONS<\/strong>\u00a0 Exodus 16: 9-21
\nThen Moses said to Aaron, \u201cSay to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, \u201d\u02dcCome near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.\u201d\u2122\u201d 10 And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. 11 And the Lord said to Moses, 12 \u201cI have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, \u201d\u02dcAt twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.\u201d\u2122\u201d
\n13 In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. 14 And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. 15 When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, \u201cWhat is it?\u201d For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, \u201cIt is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat. 16 This is what the Lord has commanded: \u201d\u02dcGather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer, according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.\u201d\u2122\u201d 17 And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. 18 But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat. 19 And Moses said to them, \u201cLet no one leave any of it over till the morning.\u201d 20 But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. 21 Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.<\/p>\n

John 6:30-35
\nSo they said to him, \u201cThen what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, \u201d\u02dcHe gave them bread from heaven to eat.\u201d\u2122\u201d 32 Jesus then said to them, \u201cTruly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.\u201d 34 They said to him, \u201cSir, give us this bread always.\u201d35 Jesus said to them, \u201cI am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah 15:16
\nYour words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joyand the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.<\/p>\n

1 Peter 2:2
\nLike newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n

DAY OF REST<\/strong> \u00a0 Exodus 16:22-30
\nOn the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, 23 he said to them, \u201cThis is what the Lord has commanded: \u201d\u02dcTomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.\u201d\u2122\u201d 24 So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it. 25 Moses said, \u201cEat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field. 26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none.\u201d
\n27 On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. 28 And the Lord said to Moses, \u201cHow long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? 29 See! The Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.\u201d 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER YOUR BLESSING<\/strong> \u00a0 Exodus 16:31-36
\nNow the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, \u201cThis is what the Lord has commanded: \u201d\u02dcLet an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.\u201d\u2122\u201d 33 And Moses said to Aaron, \u201cTake a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations.\u201d 34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept. 35 The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. 36 (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.)<\/p>\n

Psalm 77:11-12
\nI will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. 12 I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.<\/p>\n

Psalm 103: 1-5
\nBless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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