24. Yea, they despised the pleasant land. They
spoke lightly of it, though it was the joy of all lands: they did not think it
worth the trouble of seeking and conquering; they even spoke of Egypt, the land
of their iron bondage, as though they preferred it to Canaan, the land which
floweth with milk and honey. It is an ill sign with a Christian when he begins
to think lightly of heaven and heavenly things; it indicates a perverted mind,
and it is, moreover, a high offense to the Lord to despise that which he
esteems so highly that he in infinite love reserves it for his own chosen. They believed not his word. This is the root of sin. If we do not believe the
Lord’s word, we shall think lightly of his promised gifts.
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