Were Are You Looking

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!”6 So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died.7 Then the people came to Moses and cried out, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take away the snakes.” So Moses prayed for the people.8 Then the Lord told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”9 So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!

Numbers 21:4-9 (NLT)

Do we miss the blessings that God is providing us? Often we do. Our failure in this stems from the fact that what we desire and what we need are two different things. The Israelites failed to recognize just how blessed they were as they traveled through the dessert for 40 years. They did not recognize the blessing that the food and water were during those 40 years. The issue really stems from there fleshly desires of something different. You see we today suffer from that same issue God is able to provide everything we need if we trust Him. Yet we allow our desires for more and different to drive our actions. Now Just like Israeli when we do this often trouble comes our way. It may not be as obvious as poisonous snakes but it sure can have the same results. It poisons our opinion of God and we can and do walk away from him desiring to do it on our own. The solution to our problem is not much different than that of Israeli. Salvation comes by where we look for it. Those who refused to look on the image of the snake would die yet if they would humble themselves and turn to it and ask forgiveness they would live. You can do that same thing today. If you are out in the world and everything you have tried is leading you closer to death change the direction you are looking. Stop looking at the world to meet your needs and trust Jesus to meet them for you. I know it’s hard to do but no one can do it as well as He can.

31 “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else. 32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but how few believe what he tells them! 33 Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm that God is true.34 For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.35 The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands.36 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”

John 3:31-36 (NLT)

I challenge you to change your vision. Stop today and check what direction you are looking. If it is at the world  you will find something missing  The promises here are limited if it is to God and His Son Jesus the possibilities are unlimited. Trust in him and you will find yourself with more than you can ever imagine in the end. Have a Blessed day.