1 Corinthians 10:6-9 “Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.” Paul has just told the brethren about the journeying of the fathers in the wilderness. He reminded them (and us) that they all ate the same spiritual meat. They all drank the same spiritual water from the Rock, which was Christ. Yet, because they did not believe God in all things, many of them died in the wilderness having never received the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey. All these things were left for us as examples or models of how we should not behave before our God. ...
Psalm 118:8-9 "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (9) It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes." The words, "It is better," are written twice in these verses. I'm of the generation that looked forward each year to the Sears, Roebuck Catalog. I especially looked forward to wearing out the Christmas Catalog by turning the pages so many times. I bring that in because Sears had three levels of products that were sold - "Good, Better, and Best". Each one was supposed to be a little more reliable than the other. God's way of seeing things is quite the opposite. Psalm 39:5 tells us that "... every man at his BEST state is altogether vanity. Selah." The word, "better," as used in today's verse is looking from man's viewpoint, meaning we are prone to look for help in places that are not so good. But the word, "good," is used when we are told of God's good...