December 9 2011

He’s Got It
 
Reading: Exodus 15:22, 24, 27 22 Then Moses led Israel from the red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink? Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water. Exodus 17:1-2, 1 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin… They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” - NIV

Many of us already know the story of Israel leaving Egypt and journeying to their new home, the “Promise Land”. Israel had between 2-3 million people. The daily needs of water supply, especially traveling in desert regions, became a pre-planned necessity. Typically, Israel was found grumbling and complaining about the apparent lack of planning. Constantly, they were saying, “Okay, Moses, you brought us out here and obviously, you must not have had a real clear plan or just didn’t think through what it would be like to move 2-3 million people and what our needs would be.” God could have very easily given them a map and said, “Okay, to move 2-3 million people you should be able to travel 30 miles and you can see the building marked on your map that indicates the rest area, which includes a food and drink station.” He’s God… He could have done that. But, if He did, would they have learned to look to God to meet their needs? Instead, they were able to witness God’s hand meeting their specific need. He already knows when you’re walking in the desert of life, men, and that you will need His refreshing. We don’t need to see our rest area marked on our life’s map but we do need to look to Him and trust that He’s got it. He wants you to see Him meet your specific need.

First, just like the Israelites saw God’s power in previous events, what has God done for you to show His hand in your life?


In what “desert” are you walking through and how will you look to God to meet your needs and trust Him that He’s got it?
End of the Day Review
  
How were you able to look to God to meet your needs today?
 
 
How did God show Himself to you through your needs?