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Eyesalve: What’s Your Place Named

By | Eyesalve

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?” Exodus 17:6-7

 

So often the names that are given to places in the Old Testament have to do with the events that have taken place. For example, Jacob named the place where He wrestled with God Penuel, which means face of God. He called it that because that was the place he seen God face to face. In our text we see that the place where the water flowed from the rock was called Massah and Meribah because the children of Israel complained against God. The place could have been given a name that means, where the water flowed, or, where the children believed God, but it was named after their unbelief. What kind of name are you leaving?

Eyesalve: Share in Righteousness

By | Eyesalve

“But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.” Josh. 7:1

Achan committed the trespass, but the children of Israel took the blame for it. That doesn’t seem right, but this can help us see how important it is to belong to a good fellowship. One that has a great love for God and one another. One that cares about the spiritual condition of one another. One that prays for each other that we all keep our lives pure and spotless before the Lord. If a fellowship can share in the blame of a trespass others commit, then they also can share in the righteousness others live. Let us encourage each other on to righteous and godly living.