Remember

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.