Behaviour of the people
1. They lost patience
2. They spoke against God and Moses
3. Grumbled saying that the food was unsatisfying food
Consequence of their evil
behaviour
1 God sent fiery serpent whose bite brought death to the people
2. Gospel reading: If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your
sin
3. About you, I have much to say, much to condemn
Repentance on the part of the
people
1. The people said: “We have sinned by speaking against God and against
Moses.”
Consequence of their repentance
Moses intercedes with God to save the people
Lessons from Jesus/ Good
examples from Jesus
1. What I have learnt from him, I declare to the world
2. What the father has taught me is what I preach
3. He who sent me is with me, he has not left me to myself
4. For I always do what pleases him
5. Many came to believe him
Let us see our behaviour in the
light of the liturgy of the word
1. We need to learn before we teach, before
we declare something to the world. Learning never ends. We need to learn from
God. Sit with him in moments of personal prayer and meditation. He is a great
teacher. He will teach us. We will declare his teaching to the world and not
our teaching.
2. As Jesus felt that God the Father was with him, we also need to make
sure that God is with us. God never abundance us. We abandon God and go away
from him through our sins. Jesus says: “without me you can do nothing”, “I am
the vine you are the branches” “Your fruitfulness comes from me…..”
3. Jesus always did what pleased the
Father. God the father himself said: “This is my beloved Son, I am well pleased
with him” Do we always do what please God? Many a times we do in order to please
people rather than God. We need to learn from Jesus. We need to please God
first
