Tuesday
Read Exodus 17:1-7
17
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
This is the scene in which the people were stubborn. They had no water - they moaned to Moses, the
Lord provided water; but they ended up not going to the promised land. We know this wasn't the only reason - but
life in the wilderness was a lesson in trust.
Pray
Help me to see your grace in everything.
No comments:
Post a Comment