Angry Waters

"At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord, causing Moses serious trouble.
They made Moses angry, and he spoke foolishly."

(Psalm 106:  32, 33  NLT)

I'm reading the book, "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers.  Last night, some new characters were introduced, one of them being named Meribah.  While reading the text for today, I came across that name again.  So, I figured I should see what that name meant, and focus on that for today.

Meribah means "quarrelling or arguing".  Today's scripture is referring to the Israelites as they are being led out of Egypt.  Psalm 106 takes you through that journey.  Here, at Meribah, the people are upset because there is no water to drink.  They start complaining to Moses, and in turn, he becomes angry.  (You can read this account in Exodus 17).  As a result, Moses is instructed to strike the rock in order to get water.  Once again, God shows mercy to His people even though they continue to complain.   

Do you have your own "Meribah"?  Are you in a place right now where all there seems to be is fighting and arguing?  God is trying to take you to your Promised Land.  He wants you to trust in Him to provide, whether that be food, clothing, shelter, etc.  He is our life source.  God gives us "living water" through His word. 

"but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."  (John 4: 14, NIV)