Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Numbers 20:22-29
by: Irene Saunders.
The Children of Israel grumbled again, this time because there was no water. God knew their needs. They had only to ask. Had they come before Moses in a spirit of humble need instead of one of complaining, God would have surely provided. However, their attitude made Moses angry, and he sinned by striking the rock—twice—instead of merely speaking to it as God instructed. The people received the water. But God was not honored in this miracle. Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land because of his sin. Let’s make sure our requests to God have a correct motive and attitude behind them.