BBD 07.22.21 God's Resources (Classic)
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Classic from 2002
The Burning Bush Devotional
22 July 2021
God’s Resources
And my
God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ
Jesus. - Philippians 4:19.
Moses
was provided with a supernatural resource from God to use in confronting the
Egyptian Pharaoh and leading the people of Israel to freedom. The supernatural
resource provided to Moses was his shepherd’s staff. The staff or rod cast on
the ground became a snake and when picked up by the tail again became a rod.
The rod was stretched out over the river and the water turned to blood. The rod
was stretched out again over the water and frogs covered the land of Egypt.
When the rod was stretched out or used the plagues came over the land of Egypt.
When
the people of Israel were between the Red Sea and the pursuing Egyptian army
Moses cried out to God to help them. God’s response? “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift
up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the
children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea (Exodus
14:15).”
What
would have happened if Moses had refused to use the supernatural resource that
God had given him? He would have failed. If we refuse to use the supernatural
resources God has provided for us, we will also fail. What resources has
God provided for us? Prayer (Luke 18:1), the Bible (Matthew 4:4), and the Church (Hebrews 10:24-25) are supernatural
resources provided to all of the children of God.
How
many times have we come to God in times of crisis and cried out to Him for
help? How often do we act like Moses at the Red Sea having the Rod of
God but not using it until God says, “Why do you cry to Me? ... But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand
over the sea and divide it.” Is
your prayer time an hour of prayer or a moment of prayer? Do you have a daily
Bible reading time or a monthly Bible reading time? If you are physically able,
do you assemble with other believers or do you have a “better” use for your
time?
If we
refuse to use the supernatural resources provided by God, we will live in
spiritual defeat.
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