Worthy Brief - 2/13/2026
Friend, what you desire will determine your destiny!
1 Corinthians 10:6 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
Paul gives a piercing warning: “That we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.” The word lust here is not merely outward sin -- it is inward craving. Israel had left Egypt physically, but Egypt had not fully left them internally. Their feet were moving toward promise, but their desires were pulling backward toward bondage.
They were walking with God -- under the cloud, eating manna, drinking from the Rock -- yet their hearts longed for what once enslaved them. They remembered the flavor of Egypt more fondly than the freedom of God. Their memory romanticized slavery and minimized deliverance. The issue was not location; it was longing.
This is the subtle danger Paul exposes. A person can walk with God externally while internally desiring what God delivered them from. You can sing about freedom and still crave the chains. You can follow the cloud and still fantasize about Egypt. The wilderness revealed that what you crave will eventually direct you.
Desire is not neutral -- it is directional.
Israel did not fall in a single dramatic moment. They eroded through longing. Complaints began with cravings. Rebellion began with memory. Their hearts rehearsed what God had judged. And over time, what they desired shaped where they died.
This is a message for a revival generation. Revival cannot coexist with hidden cravings for compromise. God can bring us out of Egypt in a moment, but if Egypt remains attractive in our hearts, we will stall in the wilderness. The Spirit may be moving forward, but if our appetites are turned backward, revival will stall.
God is not only asking where we are walking -- He is asking what we are wanting.
Craving the world while claiming promise is spiritual contradiction. Freedom requires a shift in appetite. The manna of heaven must become sweeter than the memory of Egypt.
Friend, this is the hour to examine your desires. Revival will not be carried by those who secretly long for what God has already judged. The Spirit is moving toward promise -- but only those whose hearts are aligned with heaven will advance. Ask the Lord to purify your cravings, to remove the taste for Egypt, and to awaken hunger for His presence. What you desire will shape your destiny. Let your longing be for God alone, and you will not stumble in the wilderness -- you will enter into all the promises God has prepared for you.
Shabbat Shalom -- have a great weekend resting in Him! We'll see you bright and early on Monday morning!
George & Baht Rivka (Melbourne, Florida)
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