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I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness.Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play." We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:1-13)
If you've ever read the story of the Exodus, you can't help but compare it to our story. God brought us out of some sin or suffering, we were thankful and joyful, but only for a season, then we forgot and we were either back in that same old sin, or on our way there. The Exodus was a 40 journey of formation; God used the experience to form His people into a people of faith and witness, and in the same way our life experiences have formed us into people of faith and witness. In a few words we know we can tell others: DON'T GO BACK THERE!
We are called to choose the things that build up and bless. Everything else falls under the category of "kill, steal, and destroy," and we know who's behind that. DON'T GO BACK THERE!
PRAYER: Awesome God, let this day be a day of wise and life-giving choices. I seek You and Your leadership to the place where I can be. This I pray in Christ Jesus my Lord and Example, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
