Exodus 17 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Exodus 17.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/exo/17/1/s_67001

Meditate on verses 2a and 4a.

 

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses…

So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying,  “What shall I do to this people?”

 

As you continue reading Exodus, observe Moses and his leadership style.  There is much to be learned from the life of Moses as he led grumbling people from the land of slavery to the land of promise.

God freed the Israelites from the Egyptians with miraculous signs and wonders.  He killed a mighty Egyptian army, burying them in the mud of the Red Sea.  The LORD provided fresh water, manna, and quail.  He consistently made His presence known with a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire.  Yet, when the people arrived at Rephidim with no sign of drinking water, they grumbled against Moses to the point he thought they would stone him.  Notice Moses’ response.  He took his grumbling people and trying situation to his miraculous LORD.  The LORD told Moses what to do and promised to stand before him in the presence of the people.

What impossible situation are you facing?  Cry out to your LORD.  He is waiting for you to come to Him for His solution.

Pray Exodus 17:4, 6, 13, and 15-16 over difficult situations in your life and the lives of those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, what shall ________ and I do?

Stand before us, LORD! Overwhelm our situations!

LORD, You are our Banner; You have sworn, and You will do it.

Because of Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell