Moses deserves our utmost respect as the iconic leader of the Hebrew nation. He was dedicated and

determined, but not without his flaws. For example, Moses struggled with self-confidence, and at one point his discouragement spiraled into depression.

Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall teaches from the Old Testament book of Numbers and recounts a time when Moses' weaknesses were exposed.

The people of Israel were restless, and his emotional outbursts were triggered,

it seems, when his followers became disgruntled. Chuck titled today's message, Grumblings

Against a Godly Leader.

Tonight I want to talk with you about one of the mysteries of godliness,

and it has to do with the whole area of perils that accompany a close walk with God.

Last Sunday night, I talked about the importance of spending time with the Lord.

Tonight I want to talk about the problem you create when you do that.

You determined to spend time with God and to walk with Him, you're asking for it.

You move into a perilous realm. You begin to experience what we could call the peril principle. To begin with, let me define what we mean by peril and then let me

amplify it so that you understand exactly what target we're shooting for tonight.

If you were to check Webster to define peril, here's what you would read.

Exposure to the risk of being injured.

Danger.

When we speak of peril, we're not speaking of something that inevitably happens or something that has happened.

We're speaking of the threat, of something that could happen.

And if it does happen, you will be injured. For example, if you like to sail and you have a small vessel that you put out to sea and it gets into the ocean,

you face the peril of shipwreck.

It doesn't mean that you will be shipwrecked, it means that the peril is very present.

If you drive too fast on a rain slick highway in the middle of a rainstorm,

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