Psalm 106:12-23
12 Then they believed His
words; They sang His praise.
13 They soon forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,
14 But lusted exceedingly in
the wilderness, And tested God in the desert.
15 And He gave them their
request, But sent leanness into their soul.
Psalm 106 is one of the great
history lessons for the people of Israel for generations to come. And at the
same time, it is a great chapter to teach us today that the sin of unbelief is
a terrible sin that will keep us from experiencing and enjoying the victories
and blessings of the Lord in our lives! That is what we read about over and
over again in the Old Testament. We read the same warnings repeatedly in the
New Testament, especially in the book of Hebrews.
We should heed the warning
given in Hebrews 3:12-19: “Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an
evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another
daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened
through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we
hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said:
"Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the
rebellion. For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out
of Egypt, led by Moses? Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with
those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He
swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we
see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.”
Jesus promises us this rest in
Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle
and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy
and My burden is light."
It is so sad that instead of “coming”
to find our satisfaction and strength in the Lord Jesus, we labor, we work, we
run from here to there, we run in circles, and we are overwhelmed with the
burdens of life. This is one of the great invitation words of the Bible – “Come”!
The Bible ends with the reminder
that Jesus is the only One Who can truly meet all our needs and the invitation to
“Come”. "I, Jesus, have sent My
angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the
Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star." And the Spirit and the
bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And
let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life
freely.” (Revelation 22:16-17)
In Psalm 106:12-15, we are
told that no sooner than the people of Israel finished singing and rejoicing
that they were delivered out of the bondage and slavery of Egypt and saved from
the armies of Pharoah at the Red Sea, they forgot what He had done for them
when they got hungry and thirsty (Exodus 15-16). At Marah the bitter water was
made sweet by the tree that was cut down thrown into it by Moses. This is
beautiful picture of the tree of Calvary where Jesus took our guilt, shame, and
suffering for our bitter sins.
My friend, when you come to
Jesus in faith and in obedience, you will find the rest that you so desperately
need! Today, He is waiting to give you grace and strength for whatever you are
facing! Simply Come!!!!!
God bless!
