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\nNum 12:1<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman.\u00a0And they said, \u201cHas the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?\u201d And the LORD heard it.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Psalms 94:7-9<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0and they say, \u201cThe LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?\u00a0\u00a0He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Ezekiel 35:12-13<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0And you magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and multiplied your words against me; I heard it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Of course, God\u00a0heard it<\/b>. God always does, and He hears according to truth, not according to mere appearance. Miriam and Aaron accused Moses of pride, the very same sin that motivated them to make the accusation. (Guzik)<\/p>\n
The patience of Moses was tried in his own family, as well as by the people. The pretence was, that he had married a foreign wife; but probably their pride was hurt, and their envy stirred up, by his superior authority. Opposition from our near relations, and from religious friends, is most painful. But this is to be looked for, and it will be well if in such circumstances we can preserve the gentleness and meekness of Moses. We have reason to be afraid of saying or doing any thing against the servants of God. And those are presumptuous indeed who are not afraid to speak evil of\u00a0His servants. (Henry)<\/p>\n
Do you ever truly think about the thoughts that you allow to occupy time in your mind? Do you ever truly believe God is able to hear these thoughts? What kind of thoughts do you allow that are because you are being influenced by news outlets, social media, and other sources? Surely you might not say out loud these base thoughts but you allow them to run their course though your mind. Now what do you think will happen if these thoughts are given just enough time to take root in your heart? What kind of watering will it take to grow these thoughts into words or actions? What seeds of discourse and discontentment will come from the fruit of these thoughts?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Remember this:<\/p>\n
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- God knows every thought that you allow to fester and grow in your mind.<\/li>\n
- Neglect of God\u2019s Word makes you complacent and affects your thought life.<\/li>\n
- Being complacent toward things of God leads toward paths of self-reliance, self-approval, self-worth, etc\u2026.<\/li>\n
- Every word spoken and every action taken begins with our thoughts.<\/li>\n
- God knows your thoughts.<\/li>\n
- God hears your words.<\/li>\n
- God sees your actions.<\/li>\n
- Nothing is hidden from God.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
How are you to recognize good thoughts from bad thoughts? Is it not by knowing, understanding, and applying God\u2019s Word? What manner of person should you be in light of who God is? What thoughts are allowed into your mind because you have become complacent and neglectful of the Word of God and the Things of God? What would your life be like if the Word of God and Things of God were permeating every space in your heart and mind?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Oh, that our minds would be soft to hear the quiet whispers of the Holy Spirit on this. I fear that we allow too much of the things of this world to influence our thought lives. Can you imagine talking to someone and they said; \u201cI read this verse in the bible today\u201d when speaking in a normal conversation, rather than; \u201cdid you hear what is in the news\u201d, or \u201cDid you see what was on the news today\u201d, or \u201cI saw this posted on social media\u201d?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Our thought life reflects our true commitment to God\u2019s Word and the Things of God.<\/p>\n
\n“He who planted the ear, does he not hear?” “He who formed the eye, does he not see?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Num 12:1\u00a0\u00a0Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman.\u00a0And they said, \u201cHas the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?\u201d And the LORD heard it. \u00a0Psalms 94:7-9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and they say, \u201cThe LORD does not see; … Continue reading “46.w. “Wilderness” – 11.b. “He who planted the ear, does he not hear?””<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5417,17164,6276,2770,3556,76,11074,17167,5118,796,17166,8544,219,17165,3938,4036,285,170],"class_list":["post-173557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers","tag-aaron","tag-cushite","tag-dullest","tag-ear","tag-eye","tag-god","tag-heard-it","tag-i-heard-it","tag-jacob","tag-lord","tag-magnified-yourselves-against-me","tag-miriam","tag-moses","tag-rools","tag-see","tag-spoken","tag-understand","tag-wise"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173557"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173762,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173557\/revisions\/173762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}