Psalm 107 is a wonderful psalm filled with things that have happened to people and how God has rescued them from the tribulation they find themselves in…
But what happens when you feel like God has not rescued you? Can you read psalm 107 and say, “But my issue is not listed here, does that mean that God doesn’t care about this?” Simply because they didn’t know about iPhone in biblical times and didn’t put down the malfunctioning of my electronic device does that mean that God does not care about this?
And what about the love shown by God in Numbers 20? The israelites are wandering and there is no fresh fruit or even any water. Remember yesterday’s reading had the water they found was bitter and God made it sweet with a plank of wood and then they found the 7 springs, but now there is no more water, so what do we do? We grumble and complain because that is our nature and our lot. If things are not the way we want them we moan and complain. And when God does not give us what we ask for, like the cosmic vending machine we use Him as, we get upset with Him, and don’t listen and think we can do it our own way. This is what Moses and Aaron did in Numbers 20. God told them to go and stand before the rock and to call on His name and call for the water to come out of the rock. But instead of trusting God, they went, stood before the rock and hit it twice with the staff, and the water flowed. Now why did God give them the water when they obviously disobeyed Him? Because of His steadfast love…
Even when we are stubborn and hard headed and do what we want in spite of what God has told us to do, He still loves us and cares for us. It never said that life would be all roses and cheese cake… But God’s steadfast love will endure forever.
So don’t go to God expecting to get ever thing you always wanted. He is not a cosmic vending machine for your amusement. Go to God humbly and falling on your knees, expecting Him to love you, and He will and take you on a ride you can’t possibly image.
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