What Got You Here Will Not Get You There: God Provides

Houston's First Baptist Church - Discover biblical messages to encourage your daily walk with God.

Real needs are real, but they do not justify false conclusions about God's character. In Numbers 20, the Israelites were genuinely thirsty, yet they leaped from an unmet need to the belief that God had abandoned them. Moses, exhausted and grieving, let his frustration override his obedience and struck the rock instead of speaking to it as God commanded. Even so, the water still came, because God's grace is greater than our failures. The lesson is clear: a legitimate problem does not justify an …