Exodus 17-19

Due to me coming up with this idea after already starting my reading plan i figured i will begin blogging right where i am at which is Exodus 17.

Exodus 17-19
Today's reading was about the Israelite community complaining to Moses about not having any water to quench their thirst. You can almost feel the frustration in Moses's response to the Lord, (Exodus 17:4) "What should I do with these people? in a little while they will stone me!" It continues to blow my mind how, maybe a year or so has gone by after the Israelite s crossed through the Red Sea and engaged into a major worship celebration to the Lord, that they are back to complaining about the Salvation the Lord has given them. I begin to point the finger at the people in the wilderness, and shake my head with disappointment in them, all the while sitting in my comfortable home. But I soon realized how alike i am to those very people grumbling at Moses. And how I too haven forgotten where God has taken me from. All the red Seas he has parted in my life, and how I sometimes am so ready to just step aside and say "Where is this promise of yours?!"

Prayer: Lord Almighty, great is your mighty strength. Great and precious are your Holy ways. Forgive me when my heart turns to selfish grumbling. Help me to remember the many Red Seas you have parted in my life. And help me to hold strong to the promise that you will provide my every need, Holy spirit let that truth just sink in, quench that thirst in me. in Jesus name, Amen.

Scripture to apply: James 4:1 But Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing.