Avoid Being Disgusting

Scripture:
Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the wilderness
where your ancestors tested me;
they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
Psalm 95:8-9

Observation: The psalmist discusses knowing the Lord - of hearing his voice and instruction - and remind everyone to not be like the exodus generation, and the example of what they did is telling. They were camped at a place, and began complaining that they didn't have water. They openly questioned the ability of the Lord to provide for them, even going so far as to say they would have been better dead or remaining slaves in Egypt. The issue here isn't just a lack of faith, but this total lack of faith by people who had seen the parting of the Red Sea.

This message is pretty clear. When someone has witnessed, seen, and understood the Lord's great power, authority, and love, and then questions whether the Lord is capable of even smaller acts, they frustrate the Lord the point that he questions if he should allow them into his "rest" (v11).

Application: I know the Lord's love and power. I have seen it, and I have heard of it in even greater measure. Do I believe he can do more, or do it again?

The short answer is, 'yes'. However, there are times I solve problems on my own without turning to the Lord, or I think earthly issues are 'mine' to solve and don't even take them to the Lord in the first place. I'm sure that frustrates him ... in fact, the word used in this translation is "disgusted". I do not wish to disgust the Lord.

Prayer: Lord, may I seek you today for every issue and challenge of my life. Guide me in both big and small things, but also may I simply know in my heart that you can and will do everything, that you are in control, and you are able and willing in your abounding love. Amen.