Again and again they put God to the test

Psalm 78:40-55

Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember his power—the day he redeemed them from the oppressor, the day he displayed his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.

He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility— a band of destroying angels. He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.

But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness. He guided them safely, so they were unafraid, but the sea engulfed their enemies. And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken. He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

They forgot what had happened in Egypt and the desert - the miracles, the rebellions and the punishments. They forgot the pattern that repeated itself after the conquest of the land.

Why?

This is the weakness of Israelites and all mankind. People under safety and prosper then is easy forget the grace of the Lord and turn to their own selfish mind and grave heart.

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以色列人最大的罪是試探神，帶著輕蔑，不信的心來面對神！等著看神開天窗。

人總是一再的試探神！詩人再次幫助人回憶神的作為。人一再被自己的私念蒙敝。

讓我們從更寬廣的角度，更遠的眼光來看事情！

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How?

May the Holy Spirit help me to remember the grace of the Lord and obey the word of the Lord with all my strength, my mind and my heart.