* Luís Alberto Alves
The walk with Jesus Christ is not easy. It is fight over struggle, but the great master always remains by our side. Satan, clever, seeks to divert us from the road that will lead us to blessings. Of course, he does subtly, never to arouse suspicion of his real intentions.
Israel, when it was close to crossing the Jordan River, on the way to the long-awaited promised land where milk and honey flowed, passed through this experience. After seeing and living the miracles performed by God at the opening of the Red Sea, quenching thirst with the water that flowed from the stone, to kill the hungry manna fallen from the sky. None of this was enough to prevent most of this people from falling into error.
This sad episode happened in Sitim (Hebrew means Valley of the Acacias), the last encampment before the crossing of the Jordan river. In the book of Numbers, chapter 25, it is described that the people began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women. They invited them to the sacrifices of their gods, and men ate and prostrated themselves before these gods. Worse: Israel joined the worship of Baal-peor, and the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
When we do not know the Word of God, we usually fall into error because we can not distinguish what sin is. We hear the story that God is merciful. It is the right path for all kinds of errors. As if Jesus Christ always ran his hands over our heads and we would be ready for another series of mistakes.
There are no people in the world who witnessed so many miracles performed by God as the Jews. They were freed from 430 years of slavery in Egypt and when they left that land, they carried treasures of the Egyptians in their luggage. It is as if someone had been kidnapped and after being rescued from captivity receive the riches that existed in that dark place.
* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor
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