As I meditate upon this verse there are three things that I see.
- They were in a pleasant land.
- They despised it.
- The reason that the despised it is because they had no faith in the promise of God.
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Rom 15:13 KJVS)
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Hi Pal,
“Joy and peace do not come from pleasant surroundings, but by faith in our God.” Aaron L. Turner.
Quote by GK Chesterton:
“Meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain. Meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure; when you've exhausted that last dream, and you find it has left you rather barren or empty.”
When asked, an un-named and very successful individual said, The worst part of reaching the top was when I arrived I realized there was nothing there. We in America live in a pleasant land. Most striving to reach the top. There is nothing wrong with a great work ethic and desire to achieve and be successful as long as it is a legitimate desire.
The entire point here is this. Reaching the top is nothing unless the top you are reaching for is the kingdom of God. Looking for joy and peace outside of Christ is an illegitimate desire and as such one will never find the joy and peace one is looking for. It is only in reaching for the top where Christ is in His Glory that one expresses and finds a legitimate expression of desire and achieves an intimacy with God which gives one true joy, peace and love. “The intimacy God gives you is so beautiful and pure, no seduction the world has to offer will ever come close.”(RZIM)
Any other expression will always leave one despising the pleasant land and without hope.
David L. McMullen
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