Today is Monday, March 11, 2019, and here is your daily devote. The fact that there are servants in this narrative is no coincidence. By reading about the biting serpents and the bronze serpents, our thinking should automatically go back to the beginning of Adam and Eve's story when they were tempted by a servant. Once we do that, we can see many parabels.
In fact, they are in the wilderness and the people were reliving Adam and Eve's sin in the garden. Eve gave in to the temptation to doubt God's truthfulness. Furthermore, she doubted that the Lord had her best interest in mind. The Israelites put themselves in the same position.
Their impatience revealed a lack of trust in God's goodness, thinking that they knew best, which was the same for Adam and Eve. If we are honest with ourselves, it is the same impatience we struggle with also. But if there is anything these narratives tell us time and time again, it is that things go seriously wrong both for us and those around us when we trust in ourselves instead of in the grace and goodness of God in his word. Think about this.
What are some parallels between the Israelites' sin here and the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden? Why is it so important to trust God for guidance instead of jumping in and doing things on our own? Thank you for listening to the Daily Devote. Please send me a comment, like or share the Daily Devote.
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