Yesterday, we asked ourselves if we will complain or trust God. Today, we look at God being able to provide for us in all situations. Do we believe that? Really, deep down in our hearts believe that? Do we act like we believe it? Or are we only giving lip service?
Tough questions for us to wrestle with. The Israelites were grumbling at Moses. They were thirsty. And why wouldn’t they be? They were wandering through a desert. There was no way they could carry enough water for thousands of them, let alone enough water for all the sheep, goats, and oxen.
God heard their grumbling, but I don’t believe he gave them water because they were grumbling. I’m not sure he did it because he felt sorry for Moses who had to listen to the grumbling. No, I believe he gave them water to drink because he loved them, and he wanted to show them he had the power to give them water from anywhere.
Take a look at how God brought water to them. He had Moses hit a rock with his wooden staff! From a purely human perspective, that makes absolutely no sense. Of our own accord we could never cause water to come out of a rock by hitting it with a stick. We could use a thousand sticks to hit a thousand rocks and never draw water.
God did it because he could. He did it because he cared for his people. He can and will do it for us. Will we believe? Will we ask? God cares for us as much as he cared for the Israelites. He wants to bring good things into our lives. Yet, we often don’t ask, nor do we believe. I know this firsthand. Been there, done that, and sometimes still do it. We all should be asking God to provide with full belief he will.
I pray we all believe God can do anything to provide for us. I pray we know he cares enough for us to provide. I pray each one of us will ask God to provide for our needs and trust him to do so. Believe in God. Believe God will provide. Ask God to provide. Take him up on his promises.
Exodus 17:6-7 I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Marty Pressey 