Today’s Thought “The Wilderness; Fending for Oneself” G. Ward

 

Numbers 20: ⁸ “Take the staff; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it shall yield its water. So you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and have the congregation and their livestock drink.” ⁹ So Moses took the staff from before the Lord, just as He had commanded him; ¹⁰ and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” ¹¹ Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank.

 

My own spiritual life has proposed to strike the rock twice (on many occasions). Every time like Moses, we propose to be or do something we’re not, versus attributing breath provided to our Lord’s demand, along with exercising in such frustration with those who seemingly should know better, to then pompously state that one’s action in wrongful committal is something we’re above, strikes the rock twice. Instead, our Lord’s presentation of today, desires that HIS work through us be made manifest and that we’d stand amazed in how HE uses us, despite our contaminated hearts (*Jer.17:9-10); because our listening to others spiritual malfeasance of a life given them by Holy God for HIS purpose, should more understand by looking beyond their indiscretion; for, “mercy triumphs over judgment” (Jas.2:13).

 

Father God, we thank You for correction that leads us to recall how You rescued our souls, so many times and how those allowances should always seek to restore another to Your salvation. May we realize our dutiful response to each, or any day given, insists we’d place courage to rest in Jesus, particularly because all remain vulnerable to selfish priority, knowing that we’re all prone to strike the rock, versus speaking to it – giving All praise to our Lord Jesus for bearing our iniquities, Amen.