Read Numbers 20:23–29. What points seem pertinent here in the depiction of the death of Aaron? What lessons can we take away from this for ourselves and whatever work we are doing for the Lord?
  
   This is a very powerful illustration. We see that after Aaron
   rebelled He was a faithful leader beside Moses. I can not recall
   any more incidents of Aaron turning away from the Lord.
  
   But even though it appears that he has walked faitfully he still
   has to deal the the consequences of his actions. Aaron is unable
   to enter into the promised land.
  
   Aarons son is given succession of the priesthood. After this we see
   that the congregation loved Aaron. The scriptures say that they
   wept for thirty days. Even though they gave Aaron a hard time
   we see that they had a deep love for him.
  
   This shows me that often times those who give you most difficult
   time in ministry will be the ones that will miss us the most.
   Those for whom you continually offer up petitions and ask for
   strength to meet day in day out will be the ones who will in
   the end appreciate you the most.
  
If you were to die tomorrow, what legacy would you leave? What have you done for the Lord's work? How can you better use the little time that you, as do any of us (James 4:4–15), have left?
  
   When it is all said and done the only thing that will really
   matters to me is how many lives have I impacted for the
   kingdom of God.
  
   The degrees wont matter the many accomplishments wont matter.
   The only thing that I will matter the most is did I help
   someone here on this earth with the life that God gave me.
  
   My daily prayer is to be used God on this earth to help someone
   each day.
  
Prayer: Father we thank you for the life that you have given us. I pray that we will not live to ourselves but that we will live in view of what you have done for us to help others. Father one generation is passing off the scenes and I pray that you will raise up another generation to carry on your mission. Thank you Father in Jesus name I pray amen.

Read Numbers 20:1–13. What did the Lord command Moses to do, and what did he do instead? Why do you think that this meek, faithful, and devoted servant of God showed such an uncharacteristic lack of faith and trust?
  
   I believe that Moses Just got tired really. He was tired of the
   continual complaints of the children of Israel and he lashed out.
   What Moses did to the rock was similar to what he did to the
   ten commandments when he came down from the mount with God.
  
   Also if we go further back it is similar to what Moses did when
   he killed and Egyptian when he found them beating on of his
   fellow brothers.
  
   Moses in a moment of weakness slipped back into his old man.
   Unfortunately because of his disobedience it cost him his entrance
   into the proposed land.
  
Think of a time that you felt pushed over the edge and did something rash and sinful. How often did you wish you could have turned back the clock and undone the damage? What lessons have you learned from this incident that, ideally, could help prevent you from doing the same thing again?
  
   When we really care about someone or something so much this is
   often where we make the most mistakes. All we can do is trust in
   God. We have to really fight this feeling to lash out, we must
   reflect on the consequences and the mistakes of others and pray
   that we don't travel down the same paths.
  
Prayer: Father it really gets hard to continually remain patient with people over and over again for the same thing. Sometimes we just want to do like Moses and strike the rock. Father help us to speak to the rock. Give us strength and help us to be patient with everyone by your grace. Thank you Father in Jesus name amen.