Today I was thinking about how God can take the simple truths of scripture and really bring them to life for us. It's amazing to me that we can read the pages of the bible and see the mighty God at work and showing his love in every verse. In Exodus Chapter 17 God's people complain to Moses because they have no water to drink. Ex. 17:2-3
2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
They come to Moses and they say you have lead us to a place of death because we have no water. Now we all know that is somewhat of truth because human life cannot be sustained without water. even though they had a need for water you would think that based on the miracles of chapter 16 that would be at another faith level by now, and willing to trust God rather than complaining to Moses.
Moses takes the matter to God in prayer and God answers. Oh the joy of answered prayer and now it blesses the soul. God tells Moses to take the Elders and his Rod and go ahead of the people and he would show him a ROCK. Upon striking that ROCK God brought forth fresh living water from the heart of the rock. WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE.
Ex. 17:5-6
5And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
What we should take away from this is that sometimes our journey with God leads us through. WILDERNESS. A wilderness is not conducive to sustain human life and to survive it will take supernatural provision. To me the rock that God lead Moses too represents a hard place in life. Yes sometimes life is ROCK HARD. But Hallelujah our God can give us fresh water from a hard place. In the middle of our rock hard situation God can bring forth fresh water that will sustain us and give us life..
Today will you join me in praising God for giving us WATER FROM A ROCK.
