trust

Well, twice in the wilderness journeys of Israel the company arrived at a place called Rephidim. It was then nicknamed Massah and Meribah (quarrelling and testing.) Why? This was a desert sort of piece of geography and the Israelites complained against both Moses and God, saying they would rather have died in Egypt than here in the desert. Almost 40 years later they circle back to the same place to have the same experience! Psalm 95 is an interpretation of these events where we hear God saying that the Israelites tested Him even though they had seen what He had done for them. And so He declared that they would never enter the Promised Land. Seems severe, doesn't it? I was wondering why this was God's reaction to them. Then in a conversation with some friends when one said that the fundamental human problem is that we don't trust God a light went on in my head and heart and I think I got it! This is why God was angry with them. They had seen His power and provision and they still did not trust Him. I have to ask myself if I truly and consistently trust Him -in every area, with every aspect of my life. And I have to know that this really, really matters to my Christian formation. Has God ever been other than good as far as my life is concerned? And so am I trusting him implicitly? The image I have is that we are little children holding on to God hand in hand knowing that  can trust Him completely! He has always been, will always be trustworthy and He expects us to know this and act on it.