Numbers 10-12

Have you ever wanted to snipe someone because they had gifts that you desired? That seems to be what happens in chapter 12. Moses is the head of the party that gets to meet with God. He is the one specifically who God had an intimate relationship with. Out of this bitterness grows in Aaron and Miriam. Perhaps Miriam's bitterness is more real or she is the one who eggs it on because it was her that received a skin disease (which many translations call "leprosy" even if the word is unclear). She is healed of this, but not until after God says His piece. Do you trust Him enough to believe that He is in control – and rightfully so? Many of us miss the fact that He deserves to have the authority He has. It is His right to chose things and to declare them. He can give some of us gifts that some of us will never have. Do you trust Him? He is capable of using everything for His glory. Does this bother you? He is bigger than you can possibly imagine. Has that sunk in? God is mighty, so mighty as to protect those that are for Him. I hope we all lose sight of the littleness of our lives and claim the bigness of Him.