Complaining Contagion

Scott Beyer
05/10/24 - Bulletin

“…and you grumbled in your tents” (Deuteronomy 1:27a)

         When I think of the Israelites grumbling and complaining about God in the wilderness, the image I always have had is one of public complaining to Moses, but Deuteronomy 1 reminds us that the voices in the tents were just as much a problem.

         Complaining is contagious.  When we complain in our tents, our families may be the ones who hear it, but the discontent infects them, too.  If left unchecked, grumbling has a way of spreading from tent-to-tent and pew-to-pew.  Be careful what you grumble about; bad attitudes are catchy.

Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites

This Week’s Reading: Numbers 35-36; Deuteronomy 1-5; Psalm 19; Proverbs 19

This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament.  Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon.  If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision

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