FAITH CAPSULE: Mixed multitude is unholy mix up.

Numbers 11

The Israelites failed to disengage multitude as they engaged there breakthrough journey and complaining became part of them. It is written, “Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children.  A mixed multitude went up with them…” (Exodus 12:37-38)  For the Israelites, a mixed up multitude is unholy mix up. At the time of departure it does not seem dangerous for the Israelites to have a mixed multitude among them on their break through journey. As they progressed on journey, the effect of mixed multitude manifested negatively. It is written, “Now the mixed multitudes who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat? We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!” (Numbers 11:4-6) Mixed multitude became the agent which engaged the Israelites to complain instead of compliment what God was doing.  On the long run, it was their complaint God responded to when He stated, “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me.  Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you:  The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above.  Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I swore I would make you dwell in.” (Numbers 14:27-30)

Pharaoh and his chariots could not overtake the Israelites when it was time for their breakthrough, Red Sea could not hold back the Israelites from breaking forth. However, mixed multitude set them up for their journey termination. Are you on course for your breakthrough journey? Is there any mixed multitude among you?

Here are some warning signals that you have allowed mixed multitude on your journey:
Mix-multitude will keep reminding you of the past when you need to focus on where the Lord is taking you.
Mix-multitude will only cause you to crave for what you do not need so you will cave into complaining instead of complimenting God.
Mix-multitude will cause one to worry in the place of worship.
Mix-multitude will cause one to yield to that which is in the physical instead of the spiritual things of God.

Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from all that represents mixed multitude in your journey of life.