Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Exodus 17-18

“Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!””
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭17‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

When I read this, my mind went all over the place.

It makes sense that the people would be concerned about the lack of water.

But notice that when Moses went to God with the problems,

he didn’t complain about the lack of water, he complained about the complaints.

In fact, Moses never even asked for water.

Personally, I think the parting of the sea was fresh in his mind and he was confident that God would provide a way through the problem of no water.

And he did.

One commentary I read (Enduring Word) made a good point. This situation shows that it is normal for people to come upon difficulties even when they are doing what God asked of them. God will provide in those times.

God allowed the problem.

He also provided the solution.

Once again, their faith was reinforced by the miraculous.

Have you had your faith reinforced by the miraculous?
What situations has He provided a way through?