THE MURMURERS
If there is any group or race of people mentioned in the Scriptures, whom we could describe as congenital complainers and murmurers, they are none other than the Hebrew people, the chosen race. A curssory reading of the Old Tetament beginning in Exodus would show that God’s people consistently complained and grumbled despite the greatest manifestation of God’s power and protection in their journey to the land of promise. And when the people complained it displeased the Lord.
In the book of Philippians the brilliant Apostle Paul of Tarsus wrote a powerful treatise on the subject of complaining and murmuring. This great Saint of Christ was perhaps moved by what he saw in the attitude of the new believers during his day. He saw the innate complaining attitude of the Israelites which could well desribe people of the present generation. Here St. Paul reminds us how we should conduct ourselves as men and women of God:
I dare say and I hope I am wrong, that filipinos are second to none when it comes to criticizing others and denouncing everything or opposing everyone that we have forgotten to practice the virtue of acceptance and approval. Just to give you an idea, if you open your TV set and view the local news or the wide assortment of talk shows, it is likely that you will hear one politician, critic, or person, denouncing, condemning or complaining against another. Hardly could we hear words of praise and appreciation. The atmosphere is depressing and obnoxious. It seems that in this country everything is wrong and everyone complains.
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