Dear Family,
Today is Friday, April 25, 2025. This is Day 6 of Week 2 in our Counting toward Pentecost. It is our 13th day of Counting.
From the bitter water at Marah, the ancient Israelites moved on further into the wilderness. They camped at Elim. It was a lush oasis in the middle of the desert wilderness.
Exodus 15:27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
There is a Scripture in Proverbs that correlates with the experiences in Exodus 15 and 16. God had told Israel to obey Him as He revealed Himself as YHWH Rapha, the Eternal that heals and provides health. Then, as they trusted and followed Him, He led them to a desert oasis. He wanted, then and now, to be trusted and acknowledged as the Source of all good. Also, both then and now, He tied knowledge of how to receive that good always.
Proverbs 3:1-8 (1) My son, forgets not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: (2) For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. (3) Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: (4) So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. (5) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (6) In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. (7) Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. (8) It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
Trusting God and being “not wise in thine own eyes” takes a spirit of humility and an awesome respect for the Almighty, Everliving God. Ancient Israel was not able to sustain such a spirit and attitude to God, but being forewarned by Israel’s example, today we can press toward God, praying for this spiritual capacity. It is health to our navel and marrow to our bones, physically and spiritually.
God bless us all in our journey towards Him.
Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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