Do you know anyone who's a grumbler?

Someone who frequently is dissatisfied or continually complains when life doesn't meet their

expectations, may be you're a grumbler.

Today on Truth for Life, Alistair Begg explores a common element at the root of such complaining

and shows us how to change our perspective.

I invite you to take your Bibles once again and let's turn back to Nahmaya and to the

9th chapter with your Bibles open on your laps, let's seek God's help as we come to study

these verses.

As we have sought to give you praise, our Lord and God, so we now seek to hear your voice,

your voice alone we seek to hear.

So we pray that you will take this written word and make it alive to us, open our hearts

to receive it, take our minds and help us to be alert and attentive, take my words and

grant that they may be your voice.

In these moments for your namesake we ask it, Amen.

Why would we ever decide that it might be profitable to take time in reviewing what is

essentially a substantial chunk of the history of ancient Israel, because that's largely

what we're dealing with throughout the whole of chapter 9.

Why would we ever determine to take the time after all we have plans and ambitions, places

to go and people to meet, why would it ever be profitable to stop and engage in what is

essentially a history lesson?

Because after all many of us hated history at school to begin with.

And we were very, very glad when that chapter of our life is closed and we were able to

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