In comparing what Moses said about handling the feeding of 1 million plus people, vs what the God of this universe said, I believe we will understand the awesome power of the One who watches over us each and every day, and who cares about every aspect of life that may affect us. No matter what our issue is today, we can depend on God. Let’s be careful to not place God in a box that’s no bigger than our tiny minds.

 

 

DATE WRITTEN: Saturday, 2021-06-12
WRITTEN AT: Williamsburg, KY

BY: Ed Algreen

 

SCRIPTURE FROM: Numbers 11:21-23
TRANSLATION: Contemporary English Version (CEV)

 

BIBLE TEXT: 21 Moses replied, “At least six hundred thousand grown men are here with me. How can you say there will be enough meat to feed them and their families for a whole month? 22 Even if we butchered all of our sheep and cattle, or caught every fish in the sea, we wouldn’t have enough to feed them.”  23 The Lord answered, “I can do anything! Watch and you’ll see my words come true.”

 

APPLICATION: We won’t find anywhere in Scripture where God cracks jokes, or speaks of hypothetical actions a god might or can do. HE is GOD and if He said it, we could go to the bank with it! For Moses, this was a proven fact, because he had witnessed miracle after miracle from God. But in his human state and in his human mind, Moses still thought from man’s perspective at times, and therefore he only saw man-sized actions that were possible through sight. God got tired of the griping and complaining by the Israelites, so He told Moses that He would feed them meat for a whole month. From man’s perspective, we would need to know which wholesaler will bring in that much meat at one time; where will the money come from to purchase that meat; who will rent the trucks to pick up that much meat; Are the cooks prepared to cook that much meat; etc, etc. In fact, you could see where the worry of just that one thing may easily cause you to start looking for mental therapy! Moses was just like us, so his mind was racing, and he tried to get answers from God. Now child of God, stop and consider that story so far, because that’s exactly the root of many worries for our little minds in many concerns of life. We try to stop God in His tracks and question why, how and when could He possibly do such a miracle. But let’s be especially careful as we evaluate closely what God responded (in my own words): Are you questioning God my friend? Are you doubtful about what He can do? Is He not the same God who put this whole world together; Created every human being; Totally understands our every problem and knows the answer on how to correct our problems? Notice God didn’t say that He had to amass the multitude of birds first, He said that His words would simply come true. That’s how simply God would resolve the actions that He promises to us. All you have to do is trust in Him with all your heart, soul and mind, and all these things would be given unto you. That’s the kind of God that we serve friends. He a great big God, who can do ALL things.

 

BLESSING(S) NOTED: Just watch, and you’ll see My words come true! Of course God can do it!

 

PRAYER: I can’t imagine why we would doubt Your capabilities when we consider all that You have made and done, but seeing how ridiculous it seemed for Moses, I pray that You will constantly be our guide and our stay in every aspect of life Lord. We have the great opportunity to converse with our Maker. Please help us to keep our eyes fixed on You and our hearts set on the awesome Creator of all things, so that we may always know the power of our God. So often Satan causes us to doubt, but praise be to the Almighty, greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world! You created us in Your image and for your glory. Thank You Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN

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