Philippians 2:14 (CB)

Do all things without grumbling or disputing.

“The testing in the wilderness gave Israel an abundance of opportunities to find out what grumblers they were. Grumbling is an opportunistic sin:it emerges out of our hearts in the face of disappointment. How do we respond in the face of the many disappointments in life? Will we trust God to provide for us everything necessary, praying in faith to Him? Or will we murmur against Him, denying His love for us? Unlike Israel, Jesus endured all these tests without grumbling, with perfect faith in His Father. This is good news for all of us, as our sinful hearts are exposed by the various wildernesses that the Lord brings us through in life. Our hope rests not on our own efforts to trust more, believe more, obey more, and complain less but on Christ’s perfect righteousness in our place. His faithfulness assures us that when we leave this earthly wilderness, our eternal home will be with Him in heaven.”

-Iain Duguid