EPISODE · Jul 27, 2023 · 14 MIN
God Leads in the Common Things
from Hope for Today (English) · host Heralds of Hope
Exodus 15:22-27 Have you ever experienced the provision of the LORD in the ordinary things of life like clothing, food, and water? Some people never think about thanking the LORD for these ordinary things. Yet life is made up of common things. Most of us do not have spectacular happenings in our lives. We are not where the great things happen. We are just where the routine, ordinary, mundane things of life happen. STUDY QUESTIONS But we know that God cares about the ordinary things of life. The Bible tells us that in God, we live and move and have our being. In other words, if God withdrew His hand of blessing, everything would go to pieces. So, we can say with confidence, GOD LEADS IN THE COMMON THINGS. One very good illustration of God meeting the common needs of His people is found in Exodus 15:22-27. 22. So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore, the name of it was called Marah. 24. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25. And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26. And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 27. And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. From this text, I will show you the WAYS in which God leads in the common things of life. They are just little phrases taken right out of the Scripture. First, Moses Brought Israel from the Red Sea. The people of Israel were moving from Egypt to Canaan. They were on the way, and God was leading them. God couldn’t have led them if they weren’t moving. Moses was God’s man for that hour and for this move. God had put Moses in charge. So, Moses was leading the people of Israel as they moved from Egypt to Canaan. They went on a three-day journey into the wilderness. Remember how Moses had asked Pharaoh to let them go three days journey into the wilderness to worship God? They had gone on a three-day journey into the wilderness, and they faced a predicament; they were not able to find any water to drink. That’s pretty serious. You are traveling through an arid, semi-desert area, and there is no water that is suitable for drinking. The route they were taking was unknown to them. They had never gone this way before. They didn’t know where the wells or the oases were. Yet God was leading them as He had promised He would. The pillar of cloud was guiding them in the daytime, and the pillar of fire at night was a light to them. God was keeping His promises that He made to them for this journey. So, the LORD led them from the Red Sea three days into the wilderness, and there was no water. That must have been d...
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Exodus 15:22-27 Have you ever experienced the provision of the LORD in the ordinary things of life like clothing, food, and water? Some people never think about thanking the LORD for these ordinary things. Yet life is made up of common things. Most of us do not have spectacular happenings in our lives. We are not where the great things happen. We are just where the routine, ordinary, mundane things of life happen. STUDY QUESTIONS But we know that God cares about the ordinary things of life. The Bible tells us that in God, we live and move and have our being. In other words, if God withdrew His hand of blessing, everything would go to pieces. So, we can say with confidence, GOD LEADS IN THE COMMON THINGS. One very good illustration of God meeting the common needs of His people is found in Exodus 15:22-27. 22. So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore, the name of it was called Marah. 24. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25. And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26. And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 27. And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. From this text, I will show you the WAYS in which God leads in the common things of life. They are just little phrases taken right out of the Scripture. First, Moses Brought Israel from the Red Sea. The people of Israel were moving from Egypt to Canaan. They were on the way, and God was leading them. God couldn’t have led them if they weren’t moving. Moses was God’s man for that hour and for this move. God had put Moses in charge. So, Moses was leading the people of Israel as they moved from Egypt to Canaan. They went on a three-day journey into the wilderness. Remember how Moses had asked Pharaoh to let them go three days journey into the wilderness to worship God? They had gone on a three-day journey into the wilderness, and they faced a predicament; they were not able to find any water to drink. That’s pretty serious. You are traveling through an arid, semi-desert area, and there is no water that is suitable for drinking. The route they were taking was unknown to them. They had never gone this way before. They didn’t know where the wells or the oases were. Yet God was leading them as He had promised He would. The pillar of cloud was guiding them in the daytime, and the pillar of fire at night was a light to them. God was keeping His promises that He made to them for this journey. So, the LORD led them from the Red Sea three days into the wilderness, and there was no water. That must have been d...
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