"For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.
Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry.” We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes. And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel. These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
1Cor.10:1-13
The children of Israel, having been delivered and passed through the parted Red Sea, having witnessed so many miracles and benefitted from them must've been elated and praised the Lord! Nonetheless, over time these same people fell to a variety of temptations- idolatry, sexual immorality, testing the Lord, grumbling; and their bones were scattered across the desert.
Our lives here, our journey, can be like that, crossing the desert towards our promised land - eternity with the Lord. We must be on guard and remain really careful. As Paul writes here, just when we think we are really standing firm and in a great place is when we are actually most in danger of succumbing.
Temptations swirl around, and I cast myself at my Abba's mercy and care.
I know He will not despise my weak love, and I am never too strong, too able, too resolute.
But my God is more than able, and promises to provide an escape route so that I can stand up under it.
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.
Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry.” We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes. And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel. These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
1Cor.10:1-13
The children of Israel, having been delivered and passed through the parted Red Sea, having witnessed so many miracles and benefitted from them must've been elated and praised the Lord! Nonetheless, over time these same people fell to a variety of temptations- idolatry, sexual immorality, testing the Lord, grumbling; and their bones were scattered across the desert.
Our lives here, our journey, can be like that, crossing the desert towards our promised land - eternity with the Lord. We must be on guard and remain really careful. As Paul writes here, just when we think we are really standing firm and in a great place is when we are actually most in danger of succumbing.
Temptations swirl around, and I cast myself at my Abba's mercy and care.
I know He will not despise my weak love, and I am never too strong, too able, too resolute.
But my God is more than able, and promises to provide an escape route so that I can stand up under it.
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