The LORD answered Moses, "Is the LORD's arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you." Numbers 11:23 (NIV – emphasis mine)
The chosen people of God that he had brought out with a mighty outstretched hand from slavery in the midst of Egypt, performing signs & wonders & miracles aplenty are grumbling again. The road is too hard. The food is too meager. Things were better when they were in bondage…sound familiar?
Yet the Lord speaks to Moses. He says to him, “Do you really think, after all I have shown you, that THIS is too much for me? A little meat for a few hundred thousand folks?? Really? Have we just met?”
God showed the people that He doesn’t make idle threats or empty promises. His words are true, righteous and dependable. So stand up & listen. Watch the sky because your answer is coming. But be careful how you ask and how often…He hears you each time. He told you that you are never out of His reach and nothing could separate you from His love. Trust that. And if you have already raised your petition to the throne of grace, stand silent unless you have praise upon your lips.
© 2010 Mary Hughes Walker
