Dear Family,

Today is Thursday, April 28. 2022. This is Day 5 of Week 2. It is our 12th Day of our Count to Pentecost.

Quickly responding to Moses cry at the bitter waters of Marah, God showed Moses a tree to put into the bitter waters. Miraculously, the bitter water became sweet and easy to drink.

While the children of Israel typically grumbled, complained, and quickly lost hope when they faced a new challenge, Moses characteristically submitted to God. Throughout Israel’s wilderness journey, we find Moses turning to God over and over. There’s an important lesson for us in Moses’ example.

Moses entered the 40-year wilderness experience with a different mindset, and with a different spirit than the mindset and spirit we find in the children of Israel. Moses was humble.

In almost every circumstance, when the Israelites sinned or railed against him and against God, Moses turned to God and answered the situation with restraint, mercy, and wisdom. We find a key to Moses’ approach to challenge in the book of Numbers.

Numbers 12:3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

In the book of Hebrews, God reports that Moses “was faithful in all his house “(Hebrews 3:2b).

Humility is more than just a wise way to respond to new and challenging circumstances, it is also an extremely important characteristic we will find very useful in being counted “faithful” throughout our journeys.

Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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