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Futility and
Fear
Devotional
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Psalm 78:21-33 says,
21 When the LORD heard them, He was veryangry; His fire broke out against Jacob, and
His wrath rose against Israel,
22 for they did not believe in God or trust in
His deliverance.
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23 Yet He gave a command to the skies above
and opened the doors of the heavens;
24 He rained down manna for the people to
eat, He gave them the grain of heaven.
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25Men ate the bread of angels; He sent them
all the food they could eat.
26 He let loose the east wind from the
heavens and led forth the south wind by His
power.
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27 He rained meat down on them like dust,
flying birds like sand on the seashore.
28 He made them come down inside their
camp, all around their tents.
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29 They ate till they had more than enough,
for He had given them what they craved.
30 But before they turned from the food they
craved, even while it was still in their mouths,
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31 God's anger rose against them; He put to
death the sturdiest among them, cutting down
the young men of Israel.
32In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in
spite of His wonders, they did not believe.
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33So He ended their days in futility and their
ears in terror.
The history of Israel in the Old Testament is
really the history of all Christians. Like Israel,
we have been redeemed through the blood of
the Lamb. And like the people of Israel, we
are heading for the Promised Land.
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What is the one thing you need most on the
journey from Earth to Heaven?
Yes, that's most important (1 Cor. 13:13).
Hope? That's important, too.
Love?
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But I thinkfaith is essential, too.
The one thing you must do is trust God. That's
what the psalmist talks about in this passage.
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The people would not believe in God and
continued to sin. We see the consequence inverse 33:
So He ended their days in futility and their
years in terror.
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When the Israelites got to the edge of the
Promised Land, they refused to go in. They
were at Kadesh-Barnea and would not trustGod to lead them.
So they had to wander around for some 40
years in vanity and emptiness, struggling with
problem after problem.
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Unfortunately, many of God's people are
betweeners--they are living between Egypt
and Canaan.
They have been delivered from bondage by the
blood of the Lamb, but they have never enteredinto their inheritance. They are living between
Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
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Don't be a betweener today. Consider how
God blessed the people of Israel. He sent them
manna and fowl to feed them. He providedthem with water.
But also consider how God disciplined them because of their unbelief. In His patience,
however, He finally brought them through. We
are like the people of Israel.
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Our greatest need is to believe God. We don't
live by explanations; we live by promises.
Today, while you hear His voice, don't hardenyour heart.
Unbelief leads to futility and fear. Perhaps you
are a "betweener" today--refusing to trust God'sleading. When Israel believed the promises o
God, He blessed them. Trust Him, obey Him
and believe Him, and His blessing will come!
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