Is The LORD Really With Us?

Is The LORD Really With Us?

     The Israelites left the desert and moved from one place to another each time the LORD ordered them to. Once they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for them to drink. The people started complaining to Moses, "Give us some water!" Moses replied, "Why are you complaining to me and trying to put the LORD to the test?" But the people were thirsty and kept on complaining, "Moses, did you bring us out of Egypt just to let us and our families and our animals die of thirst?" Then Moses prayed to the LORD, "What am I going to do with these people? They are about to stone me to death!"  The LORD answered, "Take some of the leaders with you and go ahead of the rest of the people. Also take along the walking stick you used to strike the Nile River, and when you get to the rock at Mount Sinai, I will be there with you. Strike the rock with the stick, and water will pour out for the people to drink." Moses did this while the leaders watched. The people had complained and tested the LORD by asking, "Is the LORD really with us?" So Moses named that place Massah, which means "testing" and Meribah, which means "complaining."

Lesson To Be Learnt:

            The Lord is always with us. He provides all our needs even before we ask Him. It was shown by many ways unto to the people of Israel. But still they had no faith and complained for almost everything. They failed to seek the Lord for what they wanted. If we set the Lord always before us praising , thanking Him and then place our needs before Him, He will never let us down. We shall not be moved. So today let’s take a decision to set the Lord always before us not complaining but thanking Him for the things that He has gracefully given us.

Psalm 16:8

(Hindi) मैं ने यहोवा को निरन्तर अपके सम्मुख रखा है : इसलिथे कि वह मेरे दहिने हाथ रहता है मैं कभी न डगमगाऊंगा।।

(Kan) ನಾನು ಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ನನ್ನ ಮುಂದೆ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಆತನು ನನ್ನ ಬಲಗಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಕದಲೆನು.

(KJV)  I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

(Mal) ഞാന്‍ യഹോവയെ എപ്പോഴും എന്റെ മുമ്പില്‍ വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അവന്‍ എന്റെ വലത്തുഭാഗത്തുള്ളതുകൊണ്ടു ഞാന്‍ കുലുങ്ങിപ്പോകയില്ല.

(Tamil OV)  கர்த்தரை எப்பொழுதும் எனக்கு முன்பாக வைத்திருக்கிறேன்; அவர் என் வலதுபாரிசத்தில் இருக்கிறபடியால் நான் அசைக்கப்படுவதில்லை.

(Telugu)  సదాకాలము యెహోవాయందు నా గురి నిలుపుచున్నాను. ఆయన నా కుడి పార్శ్వమందు ఉన్నాడు గనుకనేను కదల్చబడను.