Psalm 106:24-33
Today we have three more instances of Israel’s failure to follow the LORD, three different scenarios representing three different temptations or challenges:
- Ps. 106:24-27: The refusal to enter the Promised Land (See Num. 13-14.)
- The people choose fear over faith, seeing “giants in the land” rather than the Lord of Hosts, and not believing that God could or would deliver on His promise
- Ps. 106:28-31: Baal worship at Peor (See Num. 25.)
- The people choose compromise with the world, mingling with and mimicking the people around them, tying themselves to false gods rather than walking in obedience
- Ps. 106:32-33: The waters of Meribah (See Ex. 17:1-7; Num. 20:2-13.)
- The people quarrel and complain, not trusting God for the provision of water, and Moses is so provoked that he ends up drawing more attention to himself than to God
Which of these three scenarios strikes closest to home for you? Are you prone to fear and anxiety and therefore reluctant to do what the Lord asks of you, thinking that maybe He’ll let you down? Or are you swayed by whatever the world seems to be offering, compromising your relationship with God for the sake of “getting along” with the world? Or are you prone to provocation and self-assertion?
All of the above 🙁