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The Devil's Merry Go Round - Num. 14:26-45 - Text vs. 33
1. The Perfect will for Israel was the Land of Canaan - A Type of the Abundant Life, Revival,
 the Spirit-filled life.
2. Canaan was a Fertile Land, Abundance of Fruit - Took two men to carry back one bunch of grapes.
3. The Perfect Will of God is a blending of the Positional Will and the Personal Will of God. 
    Positionally they were out of Egypt but personally they must enter Canaan.
4. Faith and Obedience - They had enough Faith to come out of Egypt but Disobeyed about going into Canaan.
   They trusted Moses as Redeemer but would not obey him as Ruler
5. I’m afraid many Christians and Churches are on the Devil’s merry go Round, in the same Rut and Routine,
   day in and day out.  Many are not in the Perfect Will of God, but miserable in the Permissive Will of God. 
6. Notice the 5 Experience of Israel on the Devil’s Merry Go Round.
I.  A PERIOD OF WANDERING - vs. 33 - 40 years - 11/2 years from Egypt to Kadesh Barnea. 
371/2 years wandering, and 1 year entering.
   A. Bible Places of Wandering
        1. Numbers 33:19-36 - Israel went to 16 different places during the
            wanderings.
            a. Dissatisfaction - A sign of wandering
        2. Numbers 33:36 - Israel’s farthest journey was Ezion-gaber just
            75 miles or a week’s journey.
        3. Deut. 1:46 - Indicates Israel came back to Kadesh many  times -
            God has a way of causing you to remember your disobedience.
   B. Bible Principles of Wandering - God will bring you back to the  
        same spot in your life, over and over again, until he gets you into
        submission.  God brought them face to face with their Disobedience.
        1. God brings the Christian back to the point of Rebellion until you
            either die out of the will of God or break into Submission.
            a. Pastors change Church - Still face Same Sin, Same Submission  
                Problem
            b. Parents face same Situations, Sins, Submission problems
            c. People face same Sins & Submission problems though they
                move to a different place.
         2. If the same Problem keeps coming up - God is trying to get you
             to see your sin and your disobedience.
         3. Whatever the Problem, it brings a Halt in you Christian
             Experience.  You will not mature, grow, get victory, until sin or
             disobedience is dealt with.
         4. Notice - They did not lose their Salvation or God’s Supply - But
             they were just Existing.
II. A PERIOD OF WASTE - vs. 33 “wasted in the wilderness”
   A. One life time wasted - 19 year old was 59 years old when they
        entered Canaan.
        1. Many came near Jordan and said, “That’s where I was going to 
            build my house, raise my children, plant my crops, build God’s
            house.
        2. Many in Disobedience are dreaming their life away - Going to do
            something for God but spend a lifetime in unbelief & disobedience
   B. One Sin Wasted Israel
        1. What is the one Sin, That one disobedient No to the Will of God.
        2. Is it some Pleasure, Position, Passion, Person.  Some Temptation,
            Wrong Action, Place of Service, A Call, A Habit, An Uncontrolled
            Temper, Super Spiritual Attitude, Sin of Flesh.
        3. When you say no to God - Your Christian life will stop and
            wasted years will set in.
III. A Period of Whoredoms
   A.  Bear the Burden - Memory - They had plenty of time to
         Remember How it could have been.
         1. 40 years of saying “If I had it to do over”
         2. Most miserable death-dying-remembering how it could have been
         3. Guilty Conscious - Knowing You’re Going to the Judgment Seat.
             a. With a Record that can’t be Erased
             b. With Opportunities to get right with God gone forever
             c. With an Eternity reflecting upon a life that failed to deal with
                 Sin or a life in Disobedience to the Perfect Will of God.
             d. With hands dripping with blood because of souls in Hell.
             e. With Children Raised Wrong
             f. With a Church Defeated
         4. When you don’t do everything God tells you, you’ll live with a 
             memory.
             a. Sin - David said “My sin is ever before me”
             b. Disobey - Hebrews 10 - Live under judgment when we
                 willfully disobey.
   B. Bear the Barrier
        1. Saying no to God is not as Easy as you might think
        2. It is Easier to get out of the Will of God than it is to get back into
            the Will of God
        3. One Sin of Unbelief, One Disobedient Act - Caused them to
            Wander a Year for every Day.  40 years for 40 days
            a. Backslide - Take time to get back
IV. A PERIOD OF WAILING - vs. 33
   A. Age of Death - Everyone 20 years and older died
        1. Point: God is not going to let you get in with the Old Carcasses
            that Disobeyed
            a. He’ll let you look at Canaan but he’ll not let you experience it.
        2. Jordan River - Picture of Death to Self
   B. Amount of Deaths - 1,200,000 People died.  In approximately
       14,000 days they had 85 Deaths a day.  Every 12 hours of daylight
       they buried an average of 7 People an hour for 371/2 years.
       1. Disobedience will cause you to never enjoy your Christian life.
       2. Death will take place to all your worldly ambitions.  No matter
           what you try, the stench of death will hover over it.
V. A PERIOD OF WAGES - It costs to say NO to God!!!
   A. Events that took Place During the Wanderings
        1. Korah rebelled - Num. 16 - Rebellion will spring up in the heart
        2. Miriam dies - Num. 20:1 - Picture of Jot - Joy Dies
        3. Aaron dies - Num. 20:28 - Can pray while wandering
        4. Moses gets mad - Num. 20:11 - Discouragement sets in
        5. Edomites - Num. 20:18 - Old Sins come back to bother them
CONCLUSION: Are you tired of being in a rut? Same old Life?