{"id":783,"date":"2020-03-04T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/?p=783"},"modified":"2020-03-03T14:05:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T19:05:39","slug":"is-god-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/is-god-weak\/","title":{"rendered":"Is God Weak?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever found yourself in what felt like or looked like an impossible situation?\u00a0\u00a0As a Christian, we profess to believe that God is all-powerful, that He can change anyone and anything at any moment because He is God.\u00a0\u00a0Yet, does our life sometimes reflect something different than what we profess?\u00a0\u00a0It doesn\u2019t make it right, but we are not alone.\u00a0\u00a0We are going to see this in Moses\u2019 life in our post for Blogging Through The Bible In 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Numbers 11:23 says, \u201cAnd the Lord said to Moses, \u2018Has the Lord\u2019s arm been shortened?\u00a0\u00a0Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nDo we sometimes forget that God is the same yesterday as He has always been? <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

The people are once again complaining against God and Moses in Numbers 11.\u00a0\u00a0God had been supernaturally supplying them with manna since they left Egypt.\u00a0\u00a0There was never a day that they lacked what they needed.\u00a0\u00a0Yet, we see them unhappy with God\u2019s provisions.\u00a0\u00a0They wanted meat.\u00a0\u00a0In their sinfulness, they actually tried to say that they were better off living in Egypt where they were slaves.\u00a0\u00a0Their reasoning for saying they were better off in Egypt?\u00a0\u00a0They ate better. God comes to Moses and tells him, I hear the complaints of the people.\u00a0\u00a0Tomorrow, I\u2019m going to provide them with so much meat, they won\u2019t know what to do with it is.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m going to give them so much, it\u2019s going to be coming out of their noses.\u00a0\u00a0This is where we see Moses waiver in his faith.\u00a0Moses looks around and says, \u201cLord, you do know that there are 600,000 men right?\u00a0\u00a0How are you going to give us that much meat?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0In typical God fashion, God answers Moses\u2019 question with a question.\u00a0\u00a0The question is this, \u201cHas the Lord\u2019s arm been shortened?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0In other words, God is asking, have I somehow lost some power and ability to provide for you and the Israelites?\u00a0\u00a0Am I not the same God who spared Israel from the death plague that swept through Egypt?\u00a0\u00a0Am I not the same God who miraculously parted the Red Sea so that you and the nation of Israel could cross over on dry ground?\u00a0\u00a0Am I not the same God that provided manna for you all to eat, and gave you water to drink out of a rock?\u00a0\u00a0Am I not that same God?\u00a0\u00a0God was rebuking Moses for his lack of faith in God\u2019s power to provide for His people.\u00a0\u00a0In a very real sense, Moses was calling into question God\u2019s love for Israel.\u00a0\u00a0There is a story in the New Testament, during Jesus\u2019 ministry where something similar happens.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus has been teaching, and the people have been following Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus stops, and He asks the question, where are we going to get enough food for all these people to eat?\u00a0\u00a0It was 5,000 men in this story, so when you add the women and children in, it could have easily been a crowd of 10,000+ people. The disciples, like Moses, doubted. Within the crowd, a boy who had five loaves of bread and two fish was discovered and brought to Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus told the disciples to have the crowd sit down. Jesus not only fed this crowd, but there were leftovers.\u00a0\u00a0The point of both stories is the same, God is all-powerful, and He is able to do what He pleases.\u00a0\u00a0I wonder if we are like Moses or the disciples from time to time?\u00a0\u00a0Do we sometimes forget that God is the same yesterday as He has always been?<\/p>\n\n\nNot one time in the Bible do we see God tell us to figure it all out. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

Is there a situation in your life right now that looks bleak?\u00a0\u00a0Are you tempted to lose hope?\u00a0\u00a0If so, remember this, God is the same today as He has always been.\u00a0\u00a0He has not lost His power or ability to change anyone or anything.\u00a0\u00a0He has not stopped loving you.\u00a0\u00a0He has not abandoned you to figure it all out.\u00a0\u00a0Just because you and I can\u2019t figure something out, doesn\u2019t mean that God doesn\u2019t already know what He is going to do.\u00a0\u00a0Not one time in the Bible do we see God tell us to figure it all out.\u00a0\u00a0Rather, 365 times in the Bible God tells us not to worry or be afraid.\u00a0\u00a0Our responsibility is to pray in faith, trusting that God saw all of this coming long before we did, and He knows exactly how He is going to work it out for His glory and for our good.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\nOur responsibility is to pray in faith, trusting that God saw all of this coming long before we did, and He knows exactly how He is going to work it out for His glory and for our good.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n

Therefore, whatever is weighing on your heart and mind today, lay it down.\u00a0\u00a0You were never meant to carry the burdens of the world or of your life.\u00a0\u00a0You were created by God and for God to worship Him, love Him, and serve Him.\u00a0\u00a0Pray about it in faith, remembering who God is, and then watch for God\u2019s answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By His grace and for His glory,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor Justin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever found yourself in what felt like or looked like an impossible situation?\u00a0\u00a0As a Christian, we profess to believe that God is all-powerful, that He can change anyone and anything at any moment because He is God.\u00a0\u00a0Yet, does … Read More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[327],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westlakebaptist.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}