In Good Fallen Company

So Moses said to the LORD, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me? Numbers 11:11

Yesterday we studied a bit of Habakkuk and his complaints to the Lord. It seems from our verse for today that Moses had a gripe or two also. If you have griped to the Lord, then you and I are in good fallen company. This does not mean that we should be doing such a thing, but it is a common activity among the fallen in this world. Are we not born again? Why do you call us fallen? Paul examined this at length in his letter to the Romans and the apostle also found that he had this passenger from his old life: that old man of the flesh that plagued him with fallen lusts. It was the grace of God we gained by faith in Christ Jesus that saved us, and not the sudden and abrupt removal of our former fallen flesh. 

Well, darn! I was hoping today to write to you in perfect righteousness, but I'll just have to write in Christ the Lord instead. Of course you will see that is how we are to be presented one day before the throne of God. It is not my righteousness or yours that we need, but the righteousness of Jesus our Lord. Today we walk in good fallen company, then we will be in good risen company before the goodness of God Himself. We will also gain a better grasp on what it is to be good when we see Jesus. 

Why have You afflicted Your servant? Perhaps to remind us of the Good Servant, Jesus our Lord. Praise and glory to our Lord Jesus on this day!

Bucky