FAITH CAPSULE: Have you turned away from God?

Numbers 16

Turning away from God is rejecting God. In life, there is no reasonable excuse for turning away from God. Almighty God is in position for man not to turn away from His hand. Are you turning away from the hand of God?
Moses represented the hand of God to deliver the Israelites from the bondage of over four hundred years but the Israelites repeatedly turned away from God.
All the writing was clear on the wall that Moses was not operating on his own power when Korah and his entourage turned against the hand of God upon Moses. It is written, “Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown. They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”  (Numbers 16:1-3)
It is hard to believe that some could ever thought of rising against Moses despite the demonstration of God’s hand upon Moses. Renowned men were among two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation and representatives of congregation which took part in the uprising against Moses. The Israelites turned against the hand of God. Moses responded to Korah and his team to let them know that God sent him. The bible recorded, ”…as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with all their goods.”(Numbers 16:31-32) They were all buried and died before God’s hand on Moses.
Have you turned away from God? In the parable of the lost son, Jesus made us to see that returning is never too late after turning away from God. The lost son left home too early when he received the portion of goods that fell to him. The lost son left for a new land and he finished his portion of goods. It is written, Luke 15:17, “And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father; I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.” Father is always waiting for our return after turning away from Him.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace that keeps man not to turn away from God.