Can God? (April 27)

They spoke against God, saying; "Can God set a table in the desert?"
                                 Psalm 78: 19 NIV

This Psalm we read today is a recapitulation of Israel's history.  It has a fatal question: Can God?  Those Israelites saw first-hand God: provide plagues, and a way out; protect Israel from Pharaoh; part the Red Sea; provide for them in the wilderness; saw healing by looking at a snake on a pole; etc.

Faith is defined by Webster as: confidence or trust in a person or thing; belief that is not based on proof; belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion; belief in anything, as a code of ethics; a system of religious belief; the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement; the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.

Faith is what allowed: Moses to lead Israel; Abraham to have offspring as numerous as the stars; Jesus to heal so many; mountains to be moved with a small amount of it; etc.

The question: Can God? is a question that the evil one is whispering in our ears daily.  It is a point of doubt, and once established, Satan has a foothold.  

The short answer to the question is "yes."  The long answer has to do with God's will.

When do you ask the question:  "Can God?"

Pray for your faith to be strengthened and that you draw closer to the Lord.

In Christ,

David P