Numbers 11-4, 20-24

 Welcome! There are a lot of cool stories in the reading this week!

check out the first 3 minutes of this The Chosen episode for an interesting insight into the brass serpent. You have permssion to watch the rest too, I did :D


The thanksgiving way vs the way of complaining

We always have the choice to open up or to close down. God has given us the thanksgiving way to keep us always open to the greater things. The devil is always trying to get us to close down, to disconnect, and distance. This is what happens when you become cynical, then you become trapped because you see the problem as outside of you and not part of the flow and that can lead to bad places. For Israel, it literally led them away from the promised land and back into the desert.

Moses' whoopsie

Moses forgot to praise God for the water delivered to the Israelites. This is a poignant lesson because it seems to easy to fall into the same thing for me. How do you adequately recognize God in your life? Can any of us do it sufficiently?

The Brass Serpent

The brass serpent is referenced throughout the Book of Mormon and in the New Testament as well. This thing is not something that should be taken lightly, it had massive impact on the then and the following generations.

Check out this fascinating breakdown of the story and see if you learn a couple things about its significance.




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