“Strike The
Rock,
And Water Will Come Out Of
It”
From the
wilderness of sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages,
as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but
there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses,
and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel
with me? Why do you test the LORD?” but the people thirsted there for water;
and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of
Exodus 17:1-7
The Jews
complained about everything. They complained about food and water everyday.
They had come to the conclusion they would have been better off as slaves. But
that was not what God had planned for His people. He had something better. If
they could have made the leap of faith to trust God, He would still have known
of their needs, and still would have provided for them. They were anxious. They
could not wait. They really were the first “me” generation.
We have
not changed much. We still want things in our time. We don’t understand the
lessons God teaches us with time. We should now know that God will never ever
allow us to be tested beyond our means. When the thirst of the Jews became
overwhelming, Moses sought the LORD. He believed and obeyed, and the water
literally gushed from the stone. We should never ever forget that God provides
for us, in His time, not in our time. They did not know that, we do.
Sometimes
life can seem like an arid desert. But God can quench our spiritual thirst in
the most unlikely circumstances. When by faith we believe the promises of God’s
Word, we can experience rivers of living water and grace for our daily needs.
It really is all about faith.
Only Jesus, the Living Water,
can
satisfy our thirst for God.
Our Daily Bread – December 18, 2008