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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> Psalms 78 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n God can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 78 is a \u201cmaskil\u201d psalm because of the wisdom found within its verses. Written by Asaph, a Levite singer in David\u2019s court, he was the son of Berechiah. In the second-longest Psalm in the Bible, the author reminds us of the miracles God performed in the past. Asaph reminds his readers, even though God provided food for the Israelites in the desert, they complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout the Old Testament, the Israelites are constantly flip-flopping. One minute they are in awe of God\u2019s mighty power because of what He does for them; the next minute, they doubt God will provide for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even after acknowledging God brought water from a rock, causing a minor flood, they question whether He will feed them. Really? You witnessed water come from a rock, but you don\u2019t think God will give you food. Dumb questions come when we ignore what we know. And God was angry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen the Lord heard this, he became furious. His fire burned against Jacob and his anger flared up at Israel because they did not believe God or trust him to save them.\u201d (<\/em>Psalm 78:21-22 GW<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Believe God can.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Faith believes God can. The reason the Israelites asked a dumb question was that they ignored what they knew. Instead of trusting a God that brought water from a rock, they doubted Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What more does God have to do to prove He will provide?<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re the same as the Israelites. Even though God delivered us from storms we faced in the past, we don\u2019t think He will get us through the current one. We doubt God\u2019s ability to \u201cfix\u201d the next crisis. Instead of trusting God, we ask, \u201cCan God do this?\u201d The answer is always, \u201cYes, He can.\u201d But how God performs the miracle is up to Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No one expected the water to come from a rock (Exodus 17:1-7 NIV<\/a>), the Red Sea to part (Exodus 14:21 NIV<\/a>), or a burning bush to talk (Exodus 3:1-17 NIV<\/a>), yet they did. \u00a0 How God meets your needs, only God knows.\u00a0 But can He, absolutely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Lord, thank You for Your provision in our lives. Forgive us for doubting You and forgetting so quickly what You\u2019ve done for us in the past. Help us today trust You more. Remind us of how You\u2019ve delivered us in the past. Give us confidence. You can help us again. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What miracles have you seen God perform?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2 minute read. Daily Reading: Psalms 78 GW God can! Psalm 78 is a \u201cmaskil\u201d psalm because of the wisdom found within its verses. Written by Asaph, a Levite singer in David\u2019s court, he was the son of Berechiah. In the second-longest Psalm in the Bible, the author reminds us of the miracles God performed… Continue reading How Ignoring Miracles Will Make You Ask Dumb Questions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4297,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4295\/revisions\/4297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\")