26The Lord said to Moses and ...

26The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:

27"How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.
- P120

29In this wilderness your bodies will fall—every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me.

30Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. - P130

33Your children will be shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.

34For forty years—one year for each of the forty days you explored the land—you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you.’

35I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this whole wicked community, which has banded together against me. They will meet their end in this wilderness; here they will die." - P121

36So the men Moses had sent to explore the land, who returned and made the whole community grumble against him by spreading a bad report about it—

37these men who were responsible for spreading the bad report about the land were struck down and died of a plague before the Lord.

38Of the men who went to explore the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived. - P121

The Israelites receive punishment for their grumbling: with the exception of Caleb and Joshua, the current generation of adults will die in the wilderness. The Israelites had not merely wrestled with their concerns and doubts after hearing the spies’ report. Their hearts were hardened, and they fell into rebellion. - P122

When we go through trials and tribulations, it is natural to wonder about God’s plans for us. However, we must guard against cynicism and refuse to grumble, even quietly in our hearts. Grumbling will lead us astray and cause us to wander unnecessarily in our walk with the Lord. - P122

Let us instead wrestle with our questions heartily, holding on to the promises of God and asking Him to protect our hearts and inspire greater faith.
- P122

The ten spies who spread the bad report are killed by a plague, calling to mind the plagues in Egypt. The plague is the severe consequence of their extreme faithlessness. What a tragedy! These men were in authority and possessed the opportunity to encourage their people with testimonies of what they had seen in the promised land. Instead, they function like a deadly poison, turning the whole community against God and against their leader Moses. - P122

Our words can build up and encourage greater faith or sow destruction and foster faithlessness. - P122

Let us seek to remain close to the Lord so that our words may reflect His perspective, offering refreshment and encouragement to those around us. - P122

Heavenly Father, I am humbled when I see how the Israelites grumbled because I have been tempted to participate in similar behavior. - P123

Use me instead to proclaim Your goodness and build up my community. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. - P123

섬김의 대상은 오직 하나님이십니다. ‘사역‘을섬기는 ...

섬김의 대상은 오직 하나님이십니다. ‘사역‘을섬기는 순간 ‘하나님의 일이 우상이 됩니다. 사역이 우상이 되면 하나님이 보이지 않습니다. 하나님께 집중되지 않은 일들은 사역자들을 탈진으로 이끌어갑니다. - P135

하나님의 다스림 가운데 일을 하면 우리는 그저 하나님이 하시는 일의 동역자가 됩니다. - P135

Luke 10:40-42 NLT
[40] But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me." [41] But the Lord said to her, "My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! [42] There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her."

- P135

 곧 철저하게 주님께 동역자로서 현신하는 것입니다." 주님의 동역자가 된다는 말은 그 일을 우리가 주관하지 않는다는 말입니다. 어디에서 일을 해야 하는지도, 나에게 맞는 일인지의 여부도 오로지 그분이 결정하십니다.  - P135

그분이 우리를 어디에 두시든 우리의 가장 큰 한 가지 목표는우리에게 맡기신 그 사역에서 우리의 온 마음과 뜻을 주님께 부어드리는 것입니다." 챔버스는 ‘우리의 가장 큰 한 가지 목표‘가 ‘온 마음과 뜻을 주님께 부어 드리는 것‘이라고 말합니다. 이 목표가 분명해지고, 이러한 생각이 우리의 우선순위가된다면 어떤 일을 해도 잘못되지 않을 것입니다.  - P135

‘가장 크고 중요한 목표 그것이우선순위입니다. 하나님을 바라보지 않는 사역은 그 어떤 것도 우상이 됩니다.
한줄 노트 하나님과의 깊은 관계를 잃어버린 사역은 우상숭배가 되며, 그 일이 우리를 탈진하게 만든다는 것을 기억해야 합니다. - P135

Luke 10:20 NLT
[20] But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven."
- P136

진정한 성공사역자에게 가장 무서운 것은 ‘영적 방종‘ 입니다. 챔버스는 사역자들이 종교적 유행이나 세상의 흐름에 취해 ‘영적 성공‘에 눈독을 들이는 것이 ‘영적 방종‘의 시작이라고 말합니다.   - P136

그러나 우리의 사역은 하나님의 은혜가 기초를 놓은 곳에서시작합니다. 우리는 영혼을 구원하기보다 그를 제자화해야 합니다." 영혼을 구원하는 일은 하나님의 은혜로 이루어집니다. 진정한 사역은 구원받은 사람들이 ‘제자‘가 되어 하나님께 순종하도록 만드는 것입니다. 그런 관점에서 우리 사역의진정한 성공은 우리와 같은 사역자를 ‘재생산하는 것입니다. - P136

그래서 하나님의 일은 마치 ‘최선을 다하는 것‘과 ‘자랑하지 않는 것‘ 사이의 외줄타기와도 같습니다. 자랑하려 하지 않을 때, 사역자로서 올바른 자세를 가지게 됩니다. 하나님이 하시는 일과 우리가 하는 일 사이에 분명한 구분이 생깁니다. 구원의 은혜를 베푸시는 이는 하나님이시기에 우리가 강요할 수 없습니다. 하지만 우리의 책임을 회피해서도 안 됩니다.  - P136

챔버스는주님이 하셨던 사역의 모범을 제시합니다. "주께서는 제자 됨에 대해 말씀하실때마다 언제나 ‘만약‘이라는 말로 시작하셨지, ‘반드시 해야 한다‘라는 식으로강요하지 않으셨습니다. 제자가 되는 것은 강요가 아니라 선택입니다."
- P136

한줄노트 하나님의 일을 하는 것은 ‘최선을 다하는 것‘과 ‘자랑하지 않는 것‘ 사이에서 외줄을 타는 것과 같습니다. - P136

11The Lord said to Moses, ˝Ho...

11The Lord said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them? - P116

18‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’

19In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now."

20The Lord replied, "I have forgiven them, as you asked.

21Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth,

22not one of those who saw my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times—

23not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it.

- P117

24But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.

- P117

25Since the Amalekites and the Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea." - P117

The Israelites deserve to be struck down because they have treated God with contempt. However, Moses appeals to God, suggesting how the Egyptians and other nations will react when they hear that His promises have not been fulfilled. - P118

Moses asks God to act according to His great love and forgive His people for their sin and rebellion. The people wanted a new leader, and Moses could have cut them off in his heart. Instead, he does not hesitate to intervene, going before God and asking Him to spare them. - P118

We are called to have that same heart toward those around us. Even when people sin against us, we can be forgiving and merciful and ask for God’s grace upon them. - P118

While God forgives the Israelites in accordance with Moses’ prayer, He judges them by declaring that those who did not believe will not enter the promised land. They should have known better because they had seen the signs God performed in Egypt, but they continued to disobey Him. - P118

It greatly dishonors God when we witness His faithfulness repeatedly, and yet persist in doubting Him. - P118

God has proven Himself faithful in our lives, and we honor Him when we put our trust in Him no matter the circumstance. - P118

We are to be more like Caleb, who did not doubt the Lord. As a result, he and his descendants would receive their full inheritance. May each of us possess a heart like Caleb’s, following God wholly. - P118

Dear Lord, thank you for Your steadfast love and forgiveness. - P119

Help me know Your heart, and empower me to trust in You rather than disobey You like the Israelites did in their unbelief. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. - P119

God declares that no one who was counted in the census will enter the prom-ised land apart from Joshua and Caleb.  - P121

The adults will die in the wilderness,
but God promises to bring their children into the land. The Israelites are towander in the wilderness for forty years. The ten spies who brought a badreport die of a plague. - P121

2 Timothy 4:16-17 NLT [16] T...

2 Timothy 4:16-17 NLT
[16] The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them. [17] But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death. - P134

사도 바울은 함께하던 사람들이 떠나고 나니 주님이 곁에서 힘이 되어주셨다고 고백합니다. 그 사람들은 결국 떠날사람들이었습니다. 그 빛이 사라지고 나면 ‘영원히 꺼지지 않는 빛이 우리를 비추게 될 것입니다.  - P134

‘홀로섬‘의 시간이 찾아오면 그때마다 우리에게 빛이 되어주시는 주님이 우리를 찾아오십니다. 홀로 서는 시간이 찾아지면 주님과 함께하는시간도 잦아질 것입니다. 그러니 우리 삶에서 어쩔 수 없는 ‘홀로 섬‘뿐 아니라의도적인 홀로섬 역시 필요합니다. 그 홀로 섬의 시간을 통해 우리는 주님을의지하고 하나님을 바라볼 수 있습니다. - P134

그러니 ‘홀로섬‘을 많이 경험하십시오. 그때마다 주님이 함께하셔서 당신이 홀로임을 잊을 만큼 말입니다. - P134

"하나님을 위한 사역이 하나님을 향한 당신의 집중을 방해하지 못하도록 주의하십시오." 섬김의 대상은 오직 하나님이십니다. ‘사역‘을섬기는 순간 하나님의 일‘이 우상이 됩니다. 사역이 우상이 되면 하나님이 보이지 않습니다. 하나님께 집중되지 않은 일들은 사역자들을 탈진으로 이끌어갑니다.  - P135

주님은 많은 일을 하다 주님을 잃어버리기보다 주님을 바라보며 한 가지라도주님을 기쁘게 하는 것을 더 기뻐하십니다. 하나님의 다스림 가운데 일을 하면우리는 그저 하나님이 하시는 일의 동역자가 됩니다.  - P135

그러나 우리가 오직 한 가지를 위해 자유하다는사실을 언제나 잊지 않도록 주의해야 합니다. 곧 철저하게 주님께 동역자로서 현신하는 것입니다. 주님의 동역자가 된다는 말은 그 일을 우리가 주관하지 않는다는 말입니다.  - P135

어디에서 일을 해야 하는지도, 나에게 맞는 일인지의 여부도 오로지 그분이 결정하십니다. 하나님을 진정으로 예배하는 사역자들에게는 분명한목표가 있습니다. 그분이 우리를 어디에 두시는 우리의 가장 큰 한 가지 목표는우리에게 맡기신 그 사역에서 우리의 온 마음과 뜻을 주님께 부어드리는 것입니다."  - P135

1 Corinthians 3:9 NLT
[9] For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.
- P135

1That night all the members o...

1That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud.

2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness!

3Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?"

4And they said to each other, "We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt."

- P112

6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes

7and said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

8If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.

9Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them."

- P113

10But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.

- P113

The Israelites react to the negative report from the ten spies in despair. Theygrumble against Moses and Aaron and wish they had died in Egypt or in thewilderness. They talk about appointing a new leader to take them back toEgypt.  - P113

Joshua and Caleb try to encourage the people, but the people threatento stone them. - P113

After the Israelites hear the report from the spies, they weep and turn against Moses and Aaron. The people show a complete lack of faith. They respond with fear and despair and would rather return to their lives as slaves in Egypt than go forward into the promised land because they assume that they cannot defeat those who occupy it. - P114

When we forget God’s faithfulness, we respond to challenges with hopelessness. - P114

God does not promise an easy life, but He does want the best for us. - P114

When we encounter challenges, let us not give in to fear. Instead, let us intentionally choose to meet difficulties with faith and great anticipation that God will fulfill His words to us. - P114

The people talk of choosing another leader and returning to Egypt. However, Joshua and Caleb, who were among the team that explored the land, exhort the people not to rebel against God. They tell them not to be afraid because God is with Israel. The two men step forward to speak with faith to the angry crowd who responds by threatening to stone them. - P114

In our own communities, we may come across fellow believers who forget God’s past faithfulness and openly criticize those who respond with quiet trust. Let us be firm in our allegiance to God in our everyday lives so that, if such moments come, we will not be swept up in their fear but remind them that God is worthy of our faith. - P114

Meditation is sometimes understood as the emptying of the mind, but theBible teaches us to do the exact opposite. The psalms help us understandwhat it means to truly meditate on Scripture. God‘s people are called todelight as we fill our minds with His holy Word and meditate "on his lawday and night" (Ps. 1:2).  - P115

The purpose of meditation is to better connectwith God and enjoy Him more: "may my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice in the LORD" (Ps. 104:34).
For those who are unfamiliar with meditating on God‘s Word, one helpfultip is to first "be still" (Ps. 46:10).  - P115

Find a quiet place and take the time topause and focus on Christ. Second, ask the Holy Spirit to make your hearthumble and responsive to Him. Then, read a text from Scripture, and ob-serve the "who, what, when, where, and why" of the passage. Ask yourself,
"What does this information say about God?"
one word, verse,
or idea and ponder it: "I will consider all your works and meditate on allyour mighty deeds" (Ps. 77:12). Savor the and digest it. This is anopportunity for you to let the Word of God sink deeper into your heartand mind. Next, pray about the very thing you are meditating on. Finally,
behold Christ and His glory.  - P115

See how much more you adore Him! Endyour meditation time on this high note. Remember that Jesus Christ lovesyou; that is why we experience so much joy when we meditate on Him!
Passose - P115

Heavenly Father, I praise You, for You are faithful and always keep Your promises. - P115

When I am tempted to despair, remind me of Your goodness so that I may be filled with faith. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. - P115

The Lord is angry at the Israelites‘ contempt and lack of faith. He is ready todestroy them but Moses intercedes, reminding God of His promise.  - P117

God forgives the people but declares that those twenty years and older will not enterthe promised land because they saw His signs yet disobeyed Him. However,
God promises to bring Caleb into the land. - P117

However, those who have been married for a while know that there issometimes a different type of sanctification that takes place in marriage. Forexample, my wife knows that I can have a temper and overreact with anger.
She helps me in my sanctification as she reminds me to be more patient andslow to anger, but she also undergoes a type of sanctification as she choosesto love me even in my weakness. She loves me as I am, independently ofwhether I change, and this is something I remind couples about in premar-ital counseling sessions.
This principle is not limited to marriage; it can apply to any relationship.
- P119

We display spiritual maturity as we learn to love people unconditionally. Werecognize that we can change with the help of the Holy Spirit and with thehelp of loving people around us.  - P119

And just as God is patient with us and Hisloving kindness transforms us, we can change and grow in our sanctificationas we display patience and love toward others. - P119