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Numbers 11:18-20
"Say to the people, "Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat
flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, "Oh that someone
would give us flesh to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt." Therefore
Yahweh will give you flesh and you shall eat. You shall eat, not one day,
nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, but a whole
month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you;
because you have rejected Yahweh who is among you and have wept before
Him, saying, "Why did we ever leave Egypt?"'"

The church is walking in a mirror image of the path that the Israelites
walked. They have despised Yahweh’s provision and have demanded that which
will satisfy their flesh. Yahweh has therefore given them their desire. He has given
them ministers who will tell them the things their flesh wants to hear. He has
granted them ministers who proclaim a message of worldly prosperity, and
comfort and worldly success. Most Christians remain fleshly and are persuaded
that God is pleased with them. Professing Christians fill churches the size of
football stadiums to listen to these men who answer the cry of their heart, “Who
will give us flesh to eat?”
Churches today shy away from telling people that they need to be cleansed
from all the evil of the world. Ministers know that most people do not wish to hear
such a message, so they say nothing to their members concerning removing leaven
from their lives and leaving the ways of the world behind. Instead, the new
Christian is assured that they can remain as they are. They need not change their
appearance, their pursuit of worldly entertainment, or their pleasure focused lives.
Many churches have come to resemble entertainment centers, offering to
Christians everything that they loved in the world, from rock concerts to cruises. If
these ministers understood the parable of Israel’s transgression in this matter,
they would fear God’s judgment upon what they are doing.

Numbers 11:31-33
Now there went forth a wind from Yahweh and it brought quail from the
sea, and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side
and a day's journey on the other side, all around the camp and about two
cubits deep on the surface of the ground. The people spent all day and all
night and all the next day, and gathered the quail (he who gathered least
gathered ten omers) and they spread them out for themselves all around
the camp. While the flesh was still between their teeth, before it was
chewed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh
struck the people with a very severe plague.

Whether you are a brand new Christian, or have been one for many years,
you will find that your victory over sin is contingent upon your accepting the food
that Yahshua has provided for His disciples to feed upon. If you continue feeding
upon fleshly things, you will remain in bondage to sin. If you feed upon Christ, you
will find yourself becoming more like Him. You will have more power over sin,
and the flesh’s power will diminish.