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Guard your Faith!

Do you recognise your lack of faith and love for Jehovah when you face severe problems in your life? Or do you regularly approach Jehovah in Prayer asking for his forgiveness when you are suffering and weak? Do you really have faith in Jehovah? When persecution comes upon you, do you endure with faith in God, or do you grumble and blame God for your suffering? Are you a Christian only when things go right in your life? Do you really have faith in Jehovah? When persecution comes upon you, do you endure with faith in God, or do you grumble and blame God for your suffering? Are you a Christian only when things go right in your life?

There is a very good example in the Bible of how easy it can become to loose faith and grumble against God:

Numbers chapter 21 verses 5 and 6:-   And the people kept speaking against God and Moses, saying: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no food and no water, and we have come to hate this contemptible bread.” 6 So Jehovah sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they kept biting the people, so that many Israelites died.

The Copper Serpent.

When a small number of people start murmuring against God, the number of unthankful ones will grow in a very short time and infect all the other more reasonable faithful people. anyone who used reason would know that Jehovah had proved himself to be mindful of their needs and safety, and would show a waiting attitude until Jehovah provided their needs. But the cancer was sure to spread if Jehovah did nothing to stop it! This action was needed to stop the grumbling that was actually directed against God himself. But he also provided a way of rescue for those who trusted in his saving power!

Numbers chapter 21 verses 7 to 9:-   So the people came to Moses and said: “We have sinned by speaking against Jehovah and against you. Intercede with Jehovah so that he may remove the serpents from us.” And Moses interceded on behalf of the people. 8 Then Jehovah said to Moses: “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and put it on a pole. Then when anyone has been bitten, he will have to look at it in order to keep alive.” 9 Moses at once made a serpent of copper and put it on the pole, and whenever a serpent had bitten a man and he looked at the copper serpent, he survived.

Faith is Often Tested.

We need to trust in Jehovah's means of salvation and never doubt that he has all his faithful people at heart, But rebellion against his rightful authority cannot be tolerated or excused - Why? Because that is exactly what Satan did in the Garden of Eden!

1 Corinthians chapter 10 verse 9:-  9 Neither let us put Jehovah to the test, as some of them put him to the test, only to perish by the serpents.

 Real unbreakable faith in Jehovah's ability to provide for and save his people is needed, it was needed in Moses day and is needed even more in our day! The Israelites had to look at and put faith in Jehovah's means of salvation, the copper serpent was meant to show those who were bitten, that only faith in that serpent could save their lives! In the same way today we must put our faith in Jehovah's means of salvation today, Jesus Christ our lord and saviour the only begotten Son of God!

John chapter 3 verses 13 to 15:-   13 Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven but the one who descended from heaven, the Son of man. 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone believing in him may have everlasting life.

The Past Tells the Future?

Many events in Bible history have parallel significance for us today at the end of this system of things. We today can learn how to act and please our God without murmuring, by being patient and waiting on Jehovah to act to remove the wicked, the time of that action is very close, don't lose your faith in that promise!

1 Corinthians chapter 10 verses 9 to 11:-   9 Neither let us put Jehovah to the test, as some of them put him to the test, only to perish by the serpents. 10 Neither be murmurers, as some of them murmured, only to perish by the destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for a warning to us upon whom the ends of the systems of things have come.

The Future is Life!

Even death should not be able to separate us from the love of Jehovah as exemplified in his Son Jesus Christ. Just as he gave his life for us, we should be willing to give our lives for him! For most of us that will not be necessary, but some may need to make that sacrifice, this is why we need to build strong faith in Jehovah's saving power!

John chapter 6 verse 40:-   40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who recognises the Son and exercises faith in him should have everlasting life, and I will resurrect him on the last day.”

Conclusion:  Keep looking at Jesus' example of perfect obedience and love, and always try to copy him and never doubt the power of the Ransom, and always wait for Jehovah to act to remove the wicked and save his faithful people, you will not have to wait much longer!

Death where is Your Sting?