I will admit that this headline is a leading question. As we read the Scriptures, we can see God asks many things of us. In my daily Bible reading today I saw something that spoke to me. I read Numbers 8-12. In this passage the Children of Israel have been in the wilderness living off manna for a year. The people begin to complain about God’s provision and ask for meat. As a man who loves to eat meat, I can understand their thinking. The problem with their complaints was that the people were saying they had it better in Egypt.

     The Lord asks us for trust. He asks, or expects really, for us to be content with what he has given us. What angered God most is that after he provided Isarel with freedom from slavery and while taking them to the Promised Land, they began to complain that things were better in slavery and on their own.

     What has God blessed you with? What has he provided for you? Are you content with it? Do you think that things and life was better before he delivered you from slavery to sin?

     1 Timothy 6:6 says “Godliness with contentment is a great gain.” God desires to give you forgiveness and freedom from sin. When you accept that gift, it truly grieves God for you to think you had it better back in your sin controlled life. It is like spitting in God’s face.

     He asks you to trust him. He asks you to believe that his way is best for you. He will never let you down. Be content with his gifts. They are better than anything you can get on your own.

Pastor Todd

     As I am reading through the Bible this year, I am currently reading through Leviticus. Some parts of Leviticus can be really dry and dull to me. I just finished one of those passages today; Leveticus 10-13. These chapters deal with clean and unclean animals, Skin diseases, and how to handle when an animal dies and falls into/onto a pot, spring, oven, etc.

     Much of the uncleanness would be “cured” by washing and then at sunset, the person is clean. As I began journaling my thoughts and meditations, God revealed that the message of these chapters for today is that life often results in us being made “unclean.” It requires a bit of effort on our part to reestablish our “cleanness” before God. The New Testament example of this is the Footwashing done by Jesus. John 13 records this event. At first, Peter refused to let Jesus wash his feet. Let’s look at this conversation as John recorded it in verse 6-10.

     He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t understand now, but afterward you will know.” “You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said. Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.” “One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean.”

     Jesus is saying that once you enter into a relationship with him, you are saved, you are clean, BUT life will get in the way and you will get dirty. You need to come to Jesus each day and say, “Forgive me Lord, wash me clean.”

     If you have never begun that personal relationship with Jesus and want to or want to know more, go elsewhere on this website and respond to me by e-mail (Include you name and phone number). I will be glad to talk with you and help you understand this idea better.

     Today and every day the choice is yours. Will you take the time and make the effort to get clean each day, or will you continue to live with your dirty feet? Which do you choose?