Miriam - Part 2

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Bible Reading: Numbers 12

Key Verse: Verse  8- “And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman  whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”

Key Words: And Miriam ... spake against Moses 

As I study the Word of God, I find it’s a dangerous thing to turn on your family.  For example, Cain turned on Abel and was cursed all the days of his life.  Joseph’s brothers turned on Joseph and went through a horrible famine.  Absalom turned on David and died hanging from an oak tree.  In our text Miriam turns on Moses and as a result, she is smitten with leprosy.

The same can be said for those who turn on their spiritual family as well.  Saul turned on David (as a result of sin) and battled with depression.  Demas turned on Paul and went back into the world.  No doubt he received the world’s reward.  Judas turned on Jesus (and no, I don’t believe Judas was saved) and he went out and hung himself.

It just appears as though to me that turning on your family is a dangerous thing.

The evidence is convincing that the better our relationships are at home, the more effective we are in our careers.  If we’re having difficulty with a loved one, that difficulty will be translated into reduced performance on the job.  In studying the millionaires in America (“U.S. News and World Report”), a picture of a “typical” millionaire is an individual who has worked eight to ten hours a day for thirty years and is still married to his or her high school or college sweetheart.  A New York executive search firm, in a study of 1,365 corporate vice-presidents, discovered that 87% were still married to their one and only spouse and that 92% were raised in two-parent families.  The evidence is overwhelming that the family is the strength and foundation of society.  Strengthen your family ties and you’ll enhance your opportunity to succeed. 

                                                                        Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do:

            ✞ Be a vessel to strengthen your family.  Turning on your family is not a wise or safe thing to do.