The Rabble with Them...

In my devotional reading today I read from Numbers 11. Verse 4 talks about a group of people with Gods people AA they traveled in the wilderness. These may have been some of the Egyptians that came along with the Isrealites in the exodus. Or they simply may have been some of the Isrealites just complaining. In any case the Bible refers to them as "rabble."
The discontented, unsatisfied hearts of these people rubbed off on Gods people... turning hearts of thankfulness into hearts of greed for more and more.
I've noticed in my own life how I have allowed the world around me to influence my desire for "more" rather than being content with what I have. There will always be that conflict to face. But the more of God in my life the less I desire or notice the "things" of this world.

They could not deny the miracles of God that stood before them. This was the reaction of those that pulled John and Peter in to question and threaten them to not speak in 'Jesus' name any longer (as recorded in Acts 4:13-22, in the Bible). If it were mere preaching and teaching it would have been a totally different situation. But there had been such a change in a person's life that there was no denying God's workings among them.
Oh, how I long to see this again! In studying about revivals that have taken place in history there is this same sense of God's power being revealed in people's lives. There was no denying that God was at work because of the change in people's lives.
I desire an even great change in my own life... to let go of any inhibition and simply love God and love others through the power of Jesus Christ. My prayer is to be filled more and more by God's Spirit... that my desires may be God's desires. May I yield my life to You, oh God, this day.