“21.And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 22. So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. 24. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?”
The beginning of this chapter starts out with the children of Israel singing praised to God for His great deliverance from Egypt. The Egyptian army came to kill them, but God led all of His children across the Red Sea to save them. There are many Christians that have the same attitude of the children of Israel in this passage of scripture. As the children of Israel sing praises to God for His unbelievable miracle they are quickly tried to see how much they trust God. They go three days without water as a trial of their faith and instantly they begin to complain! Wait a minute! Didn’t God just lead them away from bondage and slavery and then destroy all the enemy right before their eyes? One downfall to the nation of Israel, is that through their journey in the wilderness, if they didn’t get what they wanted when the wanted it, they would begin to complain about how God led them into the wilderness to die. God doesn’t lead anyone into failure, but He does test us and try us to have a greater faith. There are a lot of hunters today complaining about not filling their deer tags this season. Has God blessed you in the past? Why are you complaining about it then? Maybe its not even hunting, maybe there are some difficulties in your life right now and all you do is complain. Look to the past! If you have accepted Christ, you have received the greatest blessing you could possibly receive. God is not leading you to fail. Sometimes in life you need to go without things. It will help you have a greater faith in God! God was going to give Israel the water they needed, but He was beginning to test them and try them to see how much they truly trusted in Him! Philippians 2:14-15 “Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;” The word murmur means to grumble; to complain; to utter complaints in a low, half articulated voice. Are you guilty of this? Don’t be that type of Christian! Be happy for what God did for you in the past, but be happier for what he will do when he allows you to get through your trial! Trust Him!
Memory Verse Week 1/21/19
Philippians 2:14-15
“Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;”
