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MURMURING

Text : 1 Corinthians  10:10  

Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

Murmuring opens one up to the destroyer. It's a sin that God frowns at, and a sin you must frown at too.

Every sin man commits gives the devil a foothold to operate in his life. This is why James 4:7 says *Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.* For the devil to flee from you, you've got to do two things- 
1.) Submit to God
2.) Resist the devil.

One way to resist the devil is by not giving him a foothold ( through sin) to operate in your life.

Now, it's clear from our text that murmurers give the destroyer a license to operate in their lives.

None of the Isrealites who murmured in the wilderness made it to the promised land, they all perished in the wilderness. Numbers 26:64-65.

These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down as a warning for us in whom the culmination of the ages has been attained. 1 Corinthians 10:11.

There may always be a legit reason to murmur, but when such reason arose, instead of murmuring or complaining,  turn it to prayer and table it as request before Him. 
 
 *Bible Reading:*

Matthew 8:23-27.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father, I am sorry for ways I have murmured in the past, please forgive me. 

2.) Father, I receive the grace to desist from murmurings and to be grateful for what you have blessed me with. 

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