Psalms 78:26 says. He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. Verse twenty-seven adds, He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: Asaph said God brought quail from the south and the east to provide meat for the complaining Israelites. Though the manna would have sustained them, God provided them with more to eat when they complained, though doing so was not something He had to do. God may bless us with more than we need, but He certainly doesn't have to, and we certainly shouldn't complain if He doesn't. Verse twenty-eight continues, And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. Verse twenty-nine concludes, So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; The people of Israel didn't even have to hunt the quail, but God dropped thin their midst. They ate and were filled, because God gave them their own desire. Though God may bless us with an overabundance in life today, if it is done out of our not being satisfied with what He provides, then I believe that shows a lack of faith. Verse thirty declares, They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, The quail were provided because of the lust of the people that they would not give up, then came a but. Verse thirty-one adds, The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. While they were still eating, God killed the fattest of the people of Israel and the chosen men of Israel. This was the but caused by their lack of simple obedience to God. Those that could still not be satisfied with simply what they needed died. When we make demands on God as followers of Christ for more than He provides to meet our needs, we may be putting ourselves in danger of losing His protection. God never expects us to be lustful, greedy people. Verse thirty-two continues, For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works. Even after all that God blessed them with, they still sinned and didn't believe in His wonderous works. As Christians, we should never fail to believe in the wonderous works of God. Verse thirty-three states, Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. Because of the lack of faith by the people of Israel, their days were lived in vanity and trouble. They wandered in the wilderness until they died. If we fail to truly put our faith in God as followers of Christ, we may end up wandering in a spiritual wilderness. Verse thirty-four adds, When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God. After the generation that lacked faith died, the people of Israel turned to God once more and inquired early after Him. God always stands ready to receive those who seek Him. Verse thirty-five continues, And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. If we allow the lusts of our hearts to cause us to end up in a spiritual wilderness, we need to do as the people of Israel did in that day and remember that God is our Rock and our Redeemer. Verse thirty-six declares, Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. Verse thirty-seven adds, For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. Asaph said that even as the people sought after God, that they lied about believing in Him because their hearts were not right and they were not stedfast in their covenant. Simply saying the right words does not make us a Christian, if we are not sincere in our faith. Verse thirty-eight continues, But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. Because of God's compassion, He did not destroy the rest of the people of Israel. Because of God's compassion today, He does not just destroy sinners without calling them to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. It is the choice of each individual whether to accept His salvation or not. Verse thirty-nine concludes, For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. Asaph said that God remembered that the life of people was as short as a wind that passes and cannot come again. God doesn't have to destroy us, because we will one day die anyway. The question is whether we will die with everlasting salvation through faith in Jesus Christ or not. We only have this one life to decide which.
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