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1/17/2022

If we want the madness to stop – the deaths, the corrupted political and religious systems. We got to come to a place, as a Body, and acknowledge what is said at Hoses 4:1-7 and Romans 1:21-32.

Hosea 4:1-7
Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel, For the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land. There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes (weakens, deteriorates, declines, suffers, decays) Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky, And also the fish of the sea disappear. Yet let no one find fault, and let none offer reproof; For your people are like those who contend with the priest. So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.

Romans 1:21-32
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever…. And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

Please keep in mind, I am not talking about or referring to the world – BUT TO THE CHURCH.

God Requires genuine repentance

The fruit of this world is producing corrupted, disobedient, and outright rebellion against the one who created every living thing. Just like in Egypt, God turned things around for His people, which the entire world at that time benefited from. He can stop the destructive direction and plight of this country (the US). But only if His people will recognize their sin and genuinely repent. If His leaders would act more like King Josiah, who upon discovering his error as king, took the hem, and demanded that all of God’s people repent, cover their heads with oil, and consecrate themselves before the LORD. He removed all forms of idol and false worship among God’s people and demand that they give their alliance only to the one true living God.

god is doing a new thing

In this season, in this hour, God is doing a new thing to safely pass His people through. But some current leaders refuse to follow the example of Moses, who recognized the change God was making in leadership to prepare God’s people for what was next. There had to be, there was a need to change leadership for a new season that God was directing and leading His people. There were new battles that need to be fought that Moses was not called to lead or fight. New leaders were required for this new direction.

But today’s leaders refuse to follow the example of Moses even when they see and understand the shift God is making in order to prepare and lead His people into the Promised Land. Moses swiftly took Joshua under his wings and guide and train Joshua to be the proper replacement for him in the next season. Moses was not concerned with his clout, position, power, authority, what he will do next, or his role. He was concerned with getting God’s people ready for what was next and that was entering into the Promised Land. And this required Moses to pass on what God had given him to the next young leader. And then Moses earned his eternal rewards.

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god takes offence

1/14/2022

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This morning, let’s open up with this interesting statement made by God.

“Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?” (Numbers 12:8)

In this encounter, God calls forth Aaron, Miriam, and Moses to His meeting place – the tent of meeting. When the three of them arrived, they were greeted by God’s presence in a form of a pillar of cloud, which stood in front of the door at the tent of meeting.

Then God proceeded to call forward, Aaron and Miriam, so He could clearly identify who He was directly addressing. And then, speaking directly to Aaron and Miriam, God says.

“Hear now My words” (Numbers 12:6).

Then God proceeded to make a clear distinction between not only the role, position, and authority between Moses and his siblings – Aaron and Miriam. But God clearly describes how He chooses to interact and reveal matters to Moses in comparison to how He communicates and interacts with Aaron and Miriam (Numbers 12:6-8).

Why did God take such an aggressive step in dealing with Aaron and Miriam before Moses? Verse 8 reveals why God responded in this manner. It reads

“Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?

god takes offence

In the court trial that God brought against Aaron and Miriam before the assembly that He formed, God took great displeasure in the actions of His prominent leaders, Aaron and Miriam. They both were in disagreement concerning a matter relating to Moses. Instead of addressing and handling this matter through the proper channels. (See Matthews 18:15-17). The two excessively grumble and complain about Moses among themselves.

Before looking at how God dealt with such conspicuous and treasonous acts by Aaron and Miriam. Let’s look at what kind of complaint the two of them had against Moses.

At Numbers chapter 12, verse 1, the Bible shows us that Aaron and Miriam had an issue with Moses because of his wife who was of Cushite descent. Based on their grievances against Moses, this led to the two of them questioned who God appointed as an authority figure over them. (Compare to 1 Corinthians chapter 12). They questioned whether God was only speaking and giving instructions through Moses (Numbers 12:2). The two of them said

“… Has the LORD indeed SPOKE ONLY through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?”

Then verse 2 ends with this statement.

“And the LORD heard it (Compare to Hebrews 4:14).

It was shortly after God heard the criticism spoken by Aaron and Miriam concerning His servant Moses that God called a meeting before His place of assembly with Aaron, Miriam, and Moses.

god responDS to the co-conspirators

So, Moses, Aaron, and Miriam were all standing before the presence of God at the tent of meeting. God opens up by stating His case against Aaron and Miriam. Then, after announcing the charges against them, God had to decide whether to pass judgment on the two co-conspirators. Notice how God decides to handle this case against His servants, His leaders.

Verse 9 says – so the anger of the LORD burned against them….

God was hot, mad with the behavior of Aaron and Miriam concerning His servant, Moses. And immediately after His Spirit departed from before the three, Miriam was struck with leprous [Numbers 12:9-10 (compare to Psalm 5:4)].

what can we learn from this event

There is so much we can learn from this dispute and dissension that took place between Moses and his brother and sister – Aaron and Miriam. But to fully receive all you can learn from this account; you should read the entire story for yourself. However, here are a few points I will like you to walk away with from this experience.

1. We have to be mindful that God took such a strong and defensive position on Moses' behalf against Aaron and Miriam because (1) the position God Himself had placed Moses. We have to realize that Moses did not self-appoint himself in the role he had over God’s people. Go back to the book of Exodus and read the account at chapters 3 and 4. We clearly see that God personally selected Moses to be in the role he was in. A position Moses did not sort out for or was appointed by man or a role he self-appointed himself. His role, title, position, and authority were by divine providence and appointment. With that being said, God will certainly defend those He has appointed in their rightful roles. So, God was obligated to come to the aid of Moses when his authority, position, title, and role were being attacked. But keep this in mind. God was not necessarily defending Moses per se. God was defending His decision concerning Moses (Exodus chapters 3 and 4).

(2) We also have to take into account Moses’ nature. God did. God’s perspective of Moses persuaded Him even more so to come to Moses' aid when his character and authority were being questioned. At Numbers 12:3, this is what was said concerning Moses.

“Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was in the face of the earth.”

In God’s eyes, Moses was an honorable man that was worthy of defending. Here are some other points we can learn from this courting hearing against Aaron and Miriam.

2. It is never wise to complain and murmur against righteous leaders. Please hear me out. I am not talking about leaders who call themselves righteous. I am only referring to those leaders WHO GOD CALLS HUMBLE, AND MEEK, AND GOOD, AND RIGHTEOUS. There is a difference.

3. When we unrighteously speak against, murmur, complain, or gossip about others, GOD WILL HOLD IT (account it) AGAINST US. All unrepented backbiting, gossiping, or evil use of words spoken about another person without God instructing you to speak thus saith the LORD concerning a person, or group, or entity is a violation of the principle stated at Galatians 5:16-26. And therefore, is a sin. To which, God must account for and respond to. He did in the case of Miriam and Aaron. In fact, there must have been something in the heart of Miriam that was not present in Aaron’s heart based on how severely God decided to discipline Miriam. She was struck with leprous once God exited the court hearing concerning the two.

This definitely is a warning for us as we walk into this next season of Church history.

4. God could have dealt with Aaron and Miriam’s sin against Moses privately. But instead, God brought Aaron and Miriam before the presence of His Godship and Moses, His chosen authorized vessel. Why did God decide to handle this matter in this way? Well, He could have been simply following the principle stated at Matthew 18:15-17. But I think it goes even deeper than that. I believe God wanted to show and reveal to Moses what his brother and sister were doing, how they were plotting concerning him behind his back. While at the same time, God could have been testing Moses’ character. Maybe God wanted to see how Moses would respond to this form of betrayal and treasonous act. When someone as close as Aaron and Miriam are disloyal and deceitful toward him, can he still apply the godly principle stated at Matthew 5:44 – love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Or, would he boast about how God disciplines those who attempt to double-cross him? What kind of man would Moses show himself to be in such a challenging situation he found himself in?

5. Although we did not read this portion of Scriptures in this post. But I do think it is worth mentioning this next point here.

Notice how both Moses and Aaron responded after Miriam was struck with leprous.

After acknowledging his error, his wrong behavior. Aaron turns to Moses and says,

“I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned. Oh, don’t let her be like one dead, whose flesh is halt eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!”

Aaron acknowledged his sin and not only repented. But he repented to the one he caused harm toward. In response to Aaron’s plead on behalf of Miriam and himself, Moses cries out to the LORD.

“O, God, heal her.

The one who was the target of an attack, the victim of Aaron and Miriam’s insults. Did Moses retaliate, or spoke evil in return, or celebrate and boast when God disciplined Miriam with leprous? No, instead, Moses prayed on Miriam’s behalf. He pleaded for Miriam’s restoration.

How did God respond? After Moses’ requests, God politely reminded Moses how sometimes a father (an earthy father) must discipline his child in accordance to their unrighteous act. As a result, the child must experience the full penalty of their sin. That is the consequence of his or her sinful actions. Therefore, even though God may forgive them of their sin and extend mercy and grace to a person. That person most likely will still feel the full efforts of the consequences of his or her sinful action (Number 12:14-15). We like to call it karma.

I strongly believe we are entering in the days of what has been illustrated for us in this situation between Aaron and Miriam and their brother Moses. I believe we are about to see an accounting for our actions and even words on a level that we have never seen in this generation, but only have read about in God's Word.

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god takes offence

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