Kill the Craving - Ethan Fisher

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First Conference 2022 • Sermon • Submitted a year ago

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Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed.

Numbers 11:5 (NLT) “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. Numbers 11:6 (NLT) But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!” Numbers 11:7 (NLT) The manna looked like small coriander seeds, and it was pale yellow like gum resin. Numbers 11:8 (NLT) The people would go out and gather it from the ground. They made flour by grinding it with hand mills or pounding it in mortars. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into flat cakes. These cakes tasted like pastries baked with olive oil. Numbers 11:9 (NLT) The manna came down on the camp with the dew during the night. Numbers 11:10 (NLT) Moses heard all the families standing in the doorways of their tents whining, and the Lord became extremely angry. Moses was also very aggravated. Numbers 11:11 (NLT) And Moses said to the Lord, “Why are you treating me, your servant, so harshly? Have mercy on me! What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people? Numbers 11:12 (NLT) Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors? Numbers 11:13 (NLT) Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ Numbers 11:14 (NLT) I can’t carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy! Numbers 11:15 (NLT) If this is how you intend to treat me, just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!”

1. Remove the rabble.

James 1:14 (NKJV) But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Exodus 16:31 (NLT) The Israelites called the food manna. It was white like coriander seed, and it tasted like honey wafers. John 6:31 (NLT) “After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” John 6:32 (NLT) Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. John 6:33 (NLT) The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

2. Inventory your words. Philippians 2:14 (NLT)

Do everything without complaining and arguing Luke 6:43 (NLT) “A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. Luke 6:44 (NLT) A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. Luke 6:45 (NLT) A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.” Psalm 119:103 (NLT) How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey. Matthew 5:13 (ESV) “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Job 6:6 (NLT) “Don’t people complain about unsalted food? Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg? Job 6:7 (NLT) My appetite disappears when I look at it; I gag at the thought of eating it!” Romans 1:21 (NKJV) because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Romans 1:22 (NKJV) Professing to be wise, they became fools

3. Feast at God’s table.

Numbers 11:31 (NLT) Now the Lord sent a wind that brought quail from the sea and let them fall all around the camp. For miles in every direction there were quail flying about three feet above the ground. Numbers 11:32 (NLT) So the people went out and caught quail all that day and throughout the night and all the next day, too. No one gathered less than fifty bushels! They spread the quail all around the camp to dry. Numbers 11:33 (NLT) But while they were gorging themselves on the meat—while it was still in their mouths—the anger of the Lord blazed against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. Numbers 11:34 (NLT) So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (which means “graves of gluttony”) because there they buried the people who had craved meat from Egypt. Philippians 3:19 (NLT) They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. Matthew 5:6 (NKJV) “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” Psalm 34:8 (NLT) Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Psalm 23:5 (NLT) You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. John 19:29 (NLT) A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. John 19:30 (NLT) When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.