November 5, 2024
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Reading along with us in Numbers and 1 Corinthians? Here’s today’s reading:
Numbers 20 (NIV)
Water From the Rock
1 In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
2 Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. 3 They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord!……Continue Reading
This is a great example of doing the right thing with the wrong attitude. Perhaps I can understand Moses and Aaron’s frustration with the people always yelling and complaining every time things aren’t going the way they want but when we respond with our emotions we typically wind up in trouble. He was frustrated and did not follow God’s specific instructions for bringing water up out of the rock. He lashed out, he hit the rock…twice, and probably for a moment felt vindicated when it still worked but unfortunately, God did not punish the people by with holding the water but certainly punished Moses and Aaron for their disobedience. Another good lesson for us to learn to temper our responses when dealing with conflict, ask God how to respond in tough situations and then be sure we are responding the way He would have us respond.
Numbers 20
Numbers 20
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