What Are You Murmuring About?

Philippians 2:14-16
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

What is murmuring? Most would define it as just complaining about something but it really goes much deeper. Murmuring in the scriptures deals with a greater problem. Murmuring in its simple form is sin. There is no beating around the bush about this. God tells us that murmuring is from the destroyer. The children of Israel were noted for murmuring. God dealt with Israel about their murmurings, just like He will deal with us also.

Why is murmuring such a big deal? We seem to do it everyday don't we? It's because murmuring is the spoken action of our heart. When we complain and murmur we are saying to the Lord that we don't trust His way. We are saying that we don't believe He knows what He is doing. It's unbelief! It's doubt! It's sin!

Notice what the word tells us this morning. Do ALL things without murmurings and disputings. Don't complain and be negative. Why?  So you will be a great witness of Jesus Christ without blame and harmless. The lost people in this world see enough of negative murmuring everyday. They don't need to see the ones who supposedly has the only hope and peace always complaining and murmuring. We should be rejoicing today of Christ. We should be lights in this crooked and perverse nation.

Help us all this morning Lord to not complain. Help us not to murmur. Help us to be a light in all that we do. I love you Jesus. Thank you.