It really isn’t about me

so don’t make it to be…

2 “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard this.

3 (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)

4 At once the Lord said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out. 5 Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them stepped forward, 6 he said, “Listen to my words:

“When there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams. 7 But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. 8 With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 9 The anger of the Lord burned against them, and he left them. ~numbers 12:2-9~

this is where humility goes right out the door for some, maybe a lot, of people… we don’t need him/her as we can do it ourselves; he/she’s not the only one who knows how to do that; i’m better qualified, i’m smarter, they ain’t sheet. does this sound familiar to anyone? i do as that is what has come out of my big, fat mouth on many occasions - to the detriment of myself and others.

instead of being happy for someone, especially when i didn’t agree or were jealous of them, i would attack them verbally, their abilities, their character, openly or under my breath. it is unfortunate that aaron and miriam decided to speak up and talk sheet about moses, making it worse by bringing The Lord’s name in on their conversation, and trying to boost their ego in verse 2. what that did was cause The Lord to be angry with them and she got punished for it as you read later and what brother chey brought up in his devo.

on the flipside from aaron and miriam you have moses who, in verse 3, was super humble and the relationship he had with The Lord was so tight that he was permitted to see (the form) of our Lord and speak to Him clearly and understand it plainly. the moral of this lesson is as what we were taught as kids - no grumble, be humble, or as some local families would say “‘eh, no grumble, stay humble.” how i wish i engrained that into my heart and mind instead of letting pride get the best of me. this continues to be a journey which i work on, work through, and work towards being more like moses and how he carried himself.

thank you Father God that while you didn’t turn me leprous, you did let me go through the pain of suffering humility when i needed it most. instead of doing things that glorify you, i tried to be the center of attention. please don’t let me fall into that way of thinking and acting. Jesus, please teach me to be more like you each and every day. i humbly ask this in your mighty and loving name, amen!