2:14
When the Israelites came out of Egypt they grumbled their way across the desert. This did them no good. When they came to promised land the first time they refused to go in and so perished in the desert. Now consider the things they grumbled about. They grumbled when the Egyptian army were close behind, when there seemed to be no water or food. So many times when they grumbled there was, in human terms, a real danger or risk. We need to make sure that we do not grumble, even if it seems justified. Instead we are to live trusting in the Lord.
2:15
The purpose of doing all things without grumbling or disputing is so that we may be blameless and innocent, children of God, without blemish. We have not been saved just so we can avoid going to hell and go to heaven instead. We have been saved to be God’s people on earth, demonstrating His goodness and character. We are to shine as lights in the world. Shining as lights sounds “nice”, but it isn’t. It means shining in a “crooked and depraved generation”. As we see our society abandoning God’s commands as quickly as it can we need to maintain our faith in God living as His children. This may well mean that we encounter opposition.
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