Two verses stood out to me in today’s reading. The first was Numbers 11:23, The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s arm too short?, you will now see whether or not what I say will come true.” How often do we not trust in The Lord and act as though He is unable to reach the problems we face in life. Let us not act as though God is unable and begin to understand that sometimes God is unwilling because He ultimately knows better than us.

The second verse that stood out to me today was Numbers 14:18, ‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’ God is very slow to anger. While God is merciful and shows us grace for our imperfect lives, continued rebellion will eventually lead to consequences. God will always forgive us, but He will never allow us to blatantly continue disobedience of Him.