Read: Exodus 17:4-7
The Israelites wanted to be rescued from the hands of the Egyptians. This initiated another chapter involving the relationship between God and people concerning faith and trust. When a problem surfaced, the people strayed away from faith and that trust. After reaching a location, the people were thirsty and desired water. They could not locate water and instead of referring to spiritual guidance they attached with accusations and complaints. The distrust is evident but the burden is placed on someone else to fix, someone who is considered a leader of the church. That leader is God’s messenger, Moses. God once again will show he does keep his word. One thing he does is instruct Moses to bring his staff of confidence. Also he instructs Moses to bring some of the elders of the church to witness what God can do for the Israelites. (There are over 30 moments in scripture where God includes elders of the church. Involving elders is a way to show wisdom and teaching authority within the church.) As children of God our faith will be tested and we should be careful not to allow insecurity to overcome our love and trust along with faith. We are within his army because we have been called to do his will. Our love for our father should overcast any problem we encounter knowing we can always look to him in guiding us away from any issue. Being let by the Lord involves trusting even when there are roadblocks. Everyone will encounter a problem at some time in their life. However our faith should not waiver but remain strong knowing that our father can remove the roadblocks. Matthew 6:8 reminds us that our father knows our needs before we do. James 1:12 lets us know that we will face tribulation and out love for him should keep us going. If we need to find our living water we can be assured it will not be far away. Jeff Fox (from 2020 Lent Devotional Book) Comments are closed.
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