Crave for God
Complaints -> Doubts -> Cravings;
- Complaints (Kiwapl;Lf;nfhz;bUe;jhu;fs) :Escape Taberah
- Complaints are displeasing (Num 11:1)
- Num 11: 1. gpd;G> [dq;fs; Kiwapl;Lf;nfhz;bUe;jhu;fs;; mJ fu;j;jUila nrtpfspy; nghy;yhg;ghapUe;jJ; fu;j;ju; mijf; Nfl;lNghJ> mtUila Nfhgk; %z;lJ; fu;j;jUila mf;fpdp mtu;fSf;Fs;Ns gw;wpnaupe;J> ghsaj;jpd; filrpapypUe;j rpyiug; gl;rpj;jJ.3. fu;j;jUila mf;fpdp mtu;fSf;Fs;Ns gw;wpnaupe;jjpdhy;> mt;tplj;Jf;Fj; jNguh vd;W Ngupl;lhd
- Complaints bring anger (Num 11:1)
- Complaints bring fire (Num 11:1)
- Doubts (Do not doubt His word)
- Who will give us food?
- Num 11:4. gpd;G mtu;fSf;Fs; ,Ue;j gy[hjpahd me;epa [dq;fs; kpFe;j ,r;irAs;stu;fshdhu;fs;; ,];uNty; Gj;jpuUk; jpUk;g mOJ> ekf;F ,iwr;rpiag; Grpf;ff;nfhLg;gtu; ahu;?
- Expect not the past food (new food)
- Num 11:5 . ehk; vfpg;jpNy fpuakpy;yhky; rhg;gpl;l kr;rq;fisAk;> nts;supf;fha;fisAk;> nfhk;kl;bf;fha;fisAk;> fPiufisAk;> ntz;fhaq;fisAk;> nts;isg;G+z;LfisAk; epidf;fpNwhk;.
- Life is boring; There is something new; Expect new from God
- Intense Craving (Kibroth Hattavah)
- Brings anger of God
- Num 11:31-35
- 31. mg;nghOJ fu;j;juplj;jpypUe;J Gwg;gl;l xU fhw;W rKj;jpuj;jpypUe;J fhilfis mbj;Jf;nfhz;Lte;J> ghsaj;jpYk; ghsaj;ijr; Rw;wpYk;> ,e;jg;gf;fk; xUehs; gpuahzkl;Lk; me;jg;gf;fk; xUehs; gpuahzkl;Lk;> jiuapd;Nky; ,uz;LKo cauk; tpOe;Jfplf;fr; nra;jJ.
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- 35. gpd;G> [dq;fs; fpg;Nuhj; mj;jhth vd;Dk; ,lj;ij tpl;L> M]Nuhj;Jf;Fg; gpuahzk;gz;zp> M]Nuhj;jpNy jq;fpdhu;fs;.
Application
- Complain replaced by Praise
- Praise God
- Ps 98:4. G+kpapd; FbfNs> ePq;fnsy;yhUk; fu;j;jiu Nehf;fp Mde;jkha; Mu;g;gupAq;fs;; Kof;fkpl;Lf; nfk;gPukha;g; ghLq;fs;.
- Work without complaining
- Prov 20:13. J}f;fj;ij tpUk;ghNj> tpUk;gpdhy; jupj;jpudhtha;; fz; tpopj;jpU> mg;nghOJ Mfhuj;jpdhy; jpUg;jpahtha;.
- Prov 14:23. rfy gpuahrj;jpdhYk; gpuNah[dKz;L; cjLfspd; Ngr;Nrh tWikia khj;jpuk; jUk;.
- Doubt replaced by Faith
- Hearing the Word of God
- Rom 10:17. Mjyhy; tpRthrk; Nfs;tpapdhNy tUk;> Nfs;tp NjtDila trdj;jpdhNy tUk;.
- Believing his promises
- None made to promised land without faith;
- Believe you are well able to enter the promised land
- Craving replaced by Craving for God
- What are we craving for; Jesus said, people craved for Food John 6:26-29
- John 6:26. ,NaR mtu;fSf;Fg; gpujpAj;jukhf: ePq;fs; mw;Gjq;fisf; fz;ljpdhy; my;y> ePq;fs; mg;gk; Grpj;Jj; jpUg;jpahdjpdhNyNa vd;idj; NjLfpwPu;fnsd;W nka;ahfNt nka;ahfNt cq;fSf;Fr; nrhy;YfpNwd;.
- 27. mope;JNghfpw Ngh[dj;jpw;fhf my;y> epj;jpa[Ptd;tiuf;Fk; epiyepw;fpw Ngh[dj;jpw;fhfNt fpupia elg;gpAq;fs;; mij kD\Fkhud; cq;fSf;Ff; nfhLg;ghu;; mtiug; gpjhthfpa Njtd; Kj;jpupj;jpUf;fpwhu; vd;whu;.
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- Keep his Commandment; This is his commandment
- John 13:34. ePq;fs; xUtupnyhUtu; md;ghapUq;fs;; ehd; cq;fspy; md;ghapUe;jJNghy ePq;fSk; xUtupnyhUtu; md;ghapUq;fs; vd;fpw Gjpjhd fl;lisia cq;fSf;Ff; nfhLf;fpNwd;.
- John 14:21 21. vd; fw;gidfisg; ngw;Wf;nfhz;L mitfisf; iff;nfhs;fpwtNd vd;dplj;jpy; md;ghapUf;fpwhd;> vd;dplj;jpy; md;ghapUf;fpwtd; vd; gpjhTf;F md;ghapUg;ghd;; ehDk; mtdpy; md;ghapUe;J> mtDf;F vd;id ntspg;gLj;JNtd; vd;whu;.
- John 15:12. ehd; cq;fspy; md;ghapUf;fpwJNghy ePq;fSk; xUtupnyhUtu; md;ghapUf;fNtz;Lnkd;gNj vd;Dila fw;gidahapUf;fpwJ.
- Do things that makes people happy (Smile); => You will do well
- Run a gas station, Run a restaurant
- Management & Customers, happy
Prayer
Move away Taberah = "burning"
Move away from Kibroth-hattaavah = "graves of lust"
Settle in a nice place: Num 11:35. gpd;G> [dq;fs; fpg;Nuhj; mj;jhth vd;Dk; ,lj;ij tpl;L> M]Nuhj;Jf;Fg; gpuahzk;gz;zp> M]Nuhj;jpNy jq;fpdhu;fs;.
Hazeroth = "settlement"; Be settled in Jesus
One of the commandments: Love; If you love neighbor, we should tell them about God (Jesus); If they believe, they will have everlasting life.