Monday, November 18, 2019
Complainers
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Bible Questions Answered:
“I
have a good friend, but all she does is complain, I know this must be
wrong...”
Jeb/
Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts::
Complainers:
Exodus
14:11,12 NLT
11
and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in
the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What
have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt?
12
Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt?
We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s
better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’”
Numbers
21:4,5 NLT
4
Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to
the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew
impatient with the long journey,
5
and they began to speak against God and Moses. “Why have you
brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?” they
complained. “There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And
we hate this horrible manna!”
I
Samuel 7:2,3 NLT
2
The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time—twenty years in
all. During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed The Lord
had abandoned them.
3
Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to
return to The Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods
and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to The Lord and obey
Him alone; then He will rescue you from the Philistines.”
Matthew 20:1-16 KJV Grateful or complaining, our
daily choice.
1
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,
which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his
vineyard.
2
And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent
them into his vineyard.
3
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in
the marketplace,
4
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is
right I will give you. And they went their way.
5
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them,
Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye
receive.
8
So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his
steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from
the last unto the first.
9
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they
received every man a penny.
10
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received
more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11
And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of
the house,
12
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them
equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong:
didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14
Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even
as unto thee.
15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye
evil, because I am good?
16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called,
but few chosen.
Luke 14:25-30 NLT (The Cost of Being a Disciple)
25
A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them,
26
“If you want to be My disciple, you must, by comparison, hate
everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers
and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be My
disciple.
27
And if you do not carry your own cross and follow Me, you cannot be
My disciple.
28
“But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin
construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see
if there is enough money to finish it?
29
Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out
of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.
30
They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and
couldn’t afford to finish it!’
Acts 8:4 NLT Refuges, yet joyful in heart.
But
the believers who were scattered preached The Good News about Jesus
wherever they went.
Philippians
2:14-16 KJV
14
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye
shine as lights in the world;
16
Holding forth The Word Of Life; that I may rejoice in the day of
Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.
Trusting
The Lord, And Giving Thanks:
Exodus
15:2 KJV
The
Lord is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation: He is my
God, and I will prepare Him an habitation; my father's God, and I
will exalt Him.
Deuteronomy
20:4 KJV
For
The Lord your God is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against
your enemies, to save you.
Deuteronomy
31:6 KJV
Be
strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for
The Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail
thee, nor forsake thee.
Joshua
1:9 KJV
Have
not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,
neither be thou dismayed: for The Lord thy God is with thee
whithersoever thou goest.
Nehemiah
8:10 NLT
And
Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods
and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have
nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be
dejected and sad, for the joy of The Lord is your strength!”
Psalm
23:4 KJV
Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalm
27:1 KJV
The
Lord is my Light and my Salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the
Strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm
29:11 KJV
The
Lord will give strength unto His people; The Lord will bless His
people with peace.
Psalm
31:24 KJV
Be
of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope
in The Lord.
Psalm
46:1 NLT
God
is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
Psalm
73:26 KJV
My
flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and
my portion for ever.
Isaiah
12:2 KJV
Behold,
God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for The Lord
Isaiah
40:29-31 KJV
29
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He
increaseth strength.
30
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
31
But they that wait upon The Lord shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be
weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah
41:10 NLT
Don’t
be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your
God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with My
victorious right hand.
Habakkuk
3:19 NLT
The
Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
able to tread upon the heights.
Matthew
11:28 KJV
Come
unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest.
Mark
12:30 KJV
And
thou shalt love The Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the
first commandment.
John
16:33 KJV
These
things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the
world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have
overcome the world.
I
Corinthians 10:13 NLT
The
temptations in your life are no different from what others
experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to
be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a
way out so that you can endure.
II
Corinthians 12:9,10 KJV
9
And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in
necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for
when I am weak, then am I strong.
Ephesians
6:10 KJV
Finally,
my brethren, be strong in The Lord, and in the power of his might.
Philippians
4:13 KJV
I
can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
II
Thessalonians 3:3 KJV
But
The Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
II
Timothy 1:7 KJV
For
God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of Power, and of Love,
and of a Sound Mind.
II
Timothy 4:17,18 NLT
17
But The Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might
preach The Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear.
And He rescued me from certain death.
18
Yes, and The Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will
bring me safely into His heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever
and ever! Amen.
Prayer:
Psalm 92:1-15 NLT (Complaining or giving thanks)
A psalm. A song to be sung on the Sabbath Day.
1
It is good to give thanks to The Lord, to sing praises to The Most
High.
2
It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your
faithfulness in the evening,
3
accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a
lyre.
4
You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy
because of what you have done.
5
O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts.
6
Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand
this:
7
Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will
be destroyed forever.
8
But you, O Lord, will be exalted forever.
9
Your enemies, Lord, will surely perish; all evildoers will be
scattered.
10
But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me
with the finest oil.
11
My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the
defeat of my wicked opponents.
12
But the Godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the
cedars of Lebanon.
13
For they are transplanted to The Lord’s own house. They flourish in
the courts of our God.
14
Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital
and green.
15
They will declare, “The Lord is just! He is my Rock! There is no
evil in Him!”