Daily Reading // Numbers 17-20
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S // SCRIPTURE
Select a verse from today’s reading
Numbers 20:11 (NKJV) Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.
O // OBSERVATION
Why did this verse get your attention? Make a simple observation from the text
The people and their livestock needed water. I can’t even imagine how much water an entire nation and their animals would need. There were probably more than two million people. This was no small need.
They complained to Moses as if it were all his fault and his responsibility. He was getting tired of their complaints.
Moses went to the Lord and God gave him very clear instructions so that water would come out of a rock. (Amazing!)
Moses kind of followed God’s instructions but he let his own frustrations come out. The water still came out, but this event would keep Moses and Aaron from entering the Promised Land.
A // APPLICATION
How can I apply this to my life today?
As I read this account from Moses’ life it is a warning to me. My takeaway: It’s not just what you do but how you do it that counts.
I remember as a kid saying something to my mom and getting in trouble for it. I said all the right words but, as she would say, “It was your tone”.
In serving the Lord and serving people I need to watch my ‘tone’. I can serve or give grudgingly and maybe get some results but not be pleasing to the Lord. “God loves a cheerful giver.
P // PRAYER
Express yourself in prayer
Lord, i want to please You with my actions and with my attitude. Amen.
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