Read Exodus 17:1-7
The whole
Israelite community left the desert of Sin, moving from one place to another at
the command of the Lord. They made
camp at Rephidim, but there was no water there to drink. 2They complained to
Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.”
Moses
answered, “Why are you complaining? Why are you putting the Lord to the test?”
3 But
the people were very thirsty and continued to complain to Moses. They said,
“Why did you bring us out of Egypt? To kill us and our children and our
livestock with thirst?”
4 Moses
prayed earnestly to the Lord
and said, “What can I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
5 The Lord said to Moses, “Take some of the
leaders of Israel with you, and go on ahead of the people. Take along the stick
with which you struck the Nile. 6I will stand before you on a rock at
Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to
drink.” Moses did so in the presence of the leaders of Israel.
7 The
place was named Massah and Meribah,q because the Israelites
complained and put the Lord to the
test when they asked, “Is the Lord
with us or not?”
Think
As Moses leads the Israelites
they continue to grumble. At one stage
in the book of Numbers their grumbling leads Moses to ask God to kill him.
God is patient; providing for
the people and giving Moses what he needs to help them.
Pray
Pray for those who lead your
church, bishops, ministers, preachers, cell group leaders, stewards... ask God
to help you not to be a grumbler.
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