Not Another Word!

Not Another Word

Today’s Passage – Deuteronomy 3 – 5 (Click on the references to listen to the audio – Click here to view the passage from Blue Letter Bible)

(Second Milers also read – 1 Corinthians 13 – 16; Proverbs 2; Psalms 6 – 10

Listen to this morning’s Scripture song – SSPsalm 92:1 – 4

Read the “0302 Evening and Morning” devotion for today, by the late Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

“But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.” – (Deuteronomy 3:26)

“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 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.” – (2 Corinthians 12:8-9)

When we were kids, we used to drive our parents crazy asking for things. We would keep asking over and over again until they finally acquiesced to our request, or until they got angry and said, “enough is enough – not another word!” In our passage today we have Moses asking the Lord to change His mind about letting him enter into the land. Moses had been leading the nation for over 40 years, delivering them up to the border of the Promised Land. He had put up with all of their problems and complaints. You would think that God would have cut Moses some slack, and let him see what he had been working toward for a good portion of his life. But God had already told Moses “no”. God is not like us, either: when He says “no” He means no. God told Moses, “Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.” He basically told Moses to quit asking. He wanted Moses to be content with God’s will, whether or not it seemed fair.

Paul had a similar situation in the New Testament. He had a thorn in the flesh that He wanted God to take away from him. He asked God three times to remove it. God finally told Paul to stop asking. He wanted Paul to be content with the thorn, which for some reason was the will of God. He told Him that He would give him grace to go with the thorn, and that He should be content with that because it is sufficient.

I think it is just human nature for us to keep asking for things. By the way, there is nothing wrong with asking, and God even wants us to keep asking over and over again for the same thing. But eventually there will come a point when He will answer. He will either grant you the desire, or He will tell you “no”. When He tells you “no”, quit asking; and then be content with His will coupled with His grace. If you really needed what you were asking for, he would have given it to you. Be satisfied with what you do get, and know that God knows what is best. Perhaps someday we will understand a little better why God answered the way He did, but for now, just trust Him.


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Deb L
Deb L
1 year ago

A Good message. I thought of your sermon in Cottondale with us last week, & I wondered why God had a firm “No” for Moses & Paul but had given King Hezekiah 15 more years when he’d begged God. Only God knows.. thx for sharing

Desiree Ann Jones
Desiree Ann Jones
1 year ago

Trust in god and he will tell you when you are needed for something.but it’s in god’s control. But god wants to put you to work in so many ways. But you have to figure out what is most important and be content with that. But on the other hand your work is not done yet we have so much work to do by being with god and listening to his wishes for us . God talked to me and tells me there is something special for me and god wants me to join in on it. Before it’s too late. So you need to find out what god wants us to do. In life in order to serve the hospitals. And to learn where you can fit in being a girl scout troop leader fir children and teens. So you can take a huge challenge in life or maybe serving in another way. By helping out and being a team leader in a daycare center. God is saying to you today choose this path because he wants you to make a difference in today’s world. Because we can only handle so much. In today’s life. We except who we are because we follow the christian life
It teaches us what god wants it to be based on. So that we understand what god wants us to do in life. It may be ne ef easy or it may be easy but it’s a challenge from god. You must earn that privilege. Because God is saying you are my child. And it’s time for you to listen to what is in store for you. Could it be giving up your time and seeing the lord by completing tasks. That need to be done. Trusting in the lord that he will use you in the right way. So you can learn. Maybe working a mental health associate. Working one on one. Teaching guiding. By looking up in the chapter of discipleship god wants us to go out and teach. Somewhere out in the field. And going through the process that Needs to be completed. There is so much in store that you are needed to work with children in today’s world. They want to learn because God wants us to be a leader being a leader is someone special or volunteering your time at the Ronald McDonald house cooking volunteering with children and parents. And children away from home. If you go onto the Ronald McDonald house website where you can volunteer also as a van driver.

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