Thought for the Day II

"Again, God showed His power and protection to His people and takes them through the Red Sea. Again they were on a spiritual high, rejoicing in what God has done. It is the same today. People get all excited every time God does some great miracle. But wait, what happens next? They crossed over the Red Sea and thirty years passed before they began to murmur against Moses again, right? How about 30 months? 30 weeks? How about 30 days? No, it was 3 days, and these same people that had started out with joy and belief, freedom and riches, just a few days ago, has again began to complain again. "And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. V24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?" Exodus 15:23-24.



Is it that different today? Just let the benefits and blessings of Christianity, even begin to look like they are going to dry up, even if for just a little moment, and what do people do? They stay home. They go backward instead of forward. Again!!!, God proves Himself, He gives them sweet water and heals their bodies. Keep in mind they haven't even been on their journey as long as Jesus fasted in the desert "And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: V3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sit by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into the wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger." Exodus 16:2-3.


Isn’t it the truth. There is still a false view today of who it is that provides the money and food you have. It is God, not the world. The world wants you to believe that it is supplying your needs so you will continue to support it, but once you recognize that God is the supplier of wealth, health and every other good thing, you should be more careful who you give praise to, who you give your time to and who you give your money to."

Excerpt from The Power of God Thinking II by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2012