Well, last Sunday I didn't post on the sermon, but I did get to spend a lot of time with family that day, which was great! I'm thankful for both my biological and church families, and it was a good Thanksgiving Day. Despite a busy week, I also had a good week, as God spoke to me late Wednesday night through a video message I was watching, and communicated the true power of what He has done for me. I truly am a new creation, living in His grace, and His righteousness, and His blood was enough to do it all, nothing else is needed. I was aware of all that before, but it really hit home to me that night. It was a good, and necessary, awakening.
Now on to today's sermon by Pastor Kip, the fourth in the series, 'Here I Am', about our dependence on God. He spoke from Numbers 11, and referenced the Israelites' complaining in the desert, after seeing God's provision and His miracles. When we start to take God's mercy, grace and miracles for granted, it's easy for us to start to complain too. That complaining can be contagious, but so can gratitude. The question is what we focus on, and how we're influencing the people around us. While the people complained, Moses brought the situation to God and God reminded him that he wasn't alone, bringing people alongside to help him. That's one reason community is so important, it reminds us that we don't have to walk through difficult circumstances on our own. When Moses says "Here I am" in this passage, he's recognizing a situation that's too big for him, and a dependence on God. In those moments we can complain and doubt, or we can lift our eyes above our circumstances and acknowledge our dependence and need for God.
Sometimes God will put us into a situation that's more than what we can bear. The point is not the situation, or even the miracle. The point is that we will develop an intimate relationship with God. We can either have a spirit of complaining or a spirit of worship. Complaining will keep us from being totally pleasant and totally available. Instead of complaining, we need to say to God, "Here I am, and I depend on You."
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