Sun.’s Devo - The Consequences of Unbelief

Read: Numbers 14-15, Ps. 90
Because of their unbelief that God could deliver them, the children of Israel want to go back to Egypt. Moses and Aaron are beside themselves with frustration and God wants to kill them all and start over. Moses intercedes and talks God down from destroying the whole group so the Lord says that this generation must wander in the wilderness for 70 years while they all die off, then their offspring will be brought back and be given another chance to enter. Caleb and Joshua will get to enter because they believed. Now God has their attention and some of them decide they are ready to enter the land with or without God. Moses warns them it will be without God. They try and fail.
This is when Moses pens Psalms 90 and talks about time in God’s eyes. A thousand years to God are but a blink and man is so frail in comparison to Him, but Moses begs for the mercy of God on his people and their children. He prayed that God would teach his people to number their days that they would gain a heart of wisdom. If they weren’t going to be able to achieve their destiny because of their unbelief, maybe they could learn something valuable from it.
I can’t imagine how frustrating it was to Moses, Aaron, Joshua and Caleb who did the right thing and had to face the consequences of the group. That is a good thing to teach our children. Who they run around with will affect their own consequences even it they don’t participate. You are branded by the people you hang around with.
Lord, teach us to number our days that we might gain Your wisdom.