There is only one direction for Christians to travel—forward. We must not think back and look-back or turn back. We must move ahead, out of the old life and into the new.

That’s the picture of the Israelites. God delivered them from Egypt. He brought them into the Promised Land, yet when they got there, the failed Him. They ignored God’s goodness, and then they deliberately tempted Him. — Psalms‬ ‭78:56-58‬ ‭

How do you tend to God? When you deliberately disobeyed Him and dare Him to do something. To tempt God means to sing with your eyes wide open. This provoked Him. The people of Israel even adopted the Idolatrous worship of the people they had defeated! We do this today, too. How easy it is for us to trust in the words of men instead of the Word of God. And the result? “He for the tabernacle” (v.60). God moved out. He said, “If you don’t want me, I am leaving.” As a consequence, the people of Israel went into captivity.

What a tragedy to enter into the blessings God has for us and get so confident and selfish we forget the One who gave us the blessing. Be careful never to place your trust in God’s blessings rather than in God. Enjoy the Blesser—the God who gives and guides you—rather than the blessing.