Exodus 17:1-7 / 1 Corinthians 10:1-6
Jesus is coming! But, who is He? The Word of God clearly tells us. He is both the Rock and the Water.
He is the Rock, the source of Water. In Exodus, the escaped slaves were thirsty and in despair. No water could be found. God tells Moses to hit a rock and water will flow. Yeah, right! But, the water flowed, and continued flowing until all the people drank and had gathered more for future days!
Paul in 1 Corinthians makes this an object lesson. Like the Hebrews, Corinthians were dying in a wilderness of sin, clamoring for life. God provided Jesus as both the Rock of salvation and the Water of Life. The Rock was one stone, not many. The Water had one source, not many. Paul’s warning to the church in Corinth? Build your lives on the one Rock; nourish your living with the Rock’s Water.
What does this all mean for you and I? A few thoughts.
- Are our lives grounded on the Rock? Are we being nourished and refreshed by the Water?
- If not, then do we know how to become so?
- If we know, then are this Rock and that Water our sole source of sustenance in this wild world of ours?
- If not, then what are we consuming that leads us from our Lord?
I’ve found that feeding my life on the things of the world soon leave me hungry and empty again. Time with my Lord, attention to doing His will, always seems to have its lasting satisfactions. How about you?
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