Day 5: Come and Believe

Come Before Him in Worship: This passage is a reference to the people of Israel whom God delivered from slavery in Egypt and brought to the edge of the promised land. Consider that it was the great love and mercy of God that compelled him to rescue His people from slavery. He took them out of the powerful hand of Pharaoh and the Egyptians, making a way for them to live a life of victory, rest, and abundance in the promised land. He is the same God - yesterday, today, and forever! Thank him and praise him that he has taken you out of the hands of the enemy, who would have kept you bound and in slavery.

Reflect: God had miraculously delivered his people from Egypt: yet they doubted his power, complained about hunger and thirst. God fed them with manna and quail, He quenched their thirst with water from a rock, and brought them all the way to the edge of the promised land. This land flowed with milk and honey and promised rest, abundance, and victory. But they refused to go in because they did not believe that God was able to help them conquer the giants in their way. It was simply unbelief that kept them out of the land of promise. Unbelief is the mother of disobedience, sins, and shortcomings. It is at the heart of all our waverings: we distrust that God is faithful and able to do what he has promised to do. If we want to enter into God’s life of victory and rest, we must understand the roots of unbelief that lie in our hearts and prevent God from doing his work in us. We must trust him to help us dig them out.

Respond in Prayer: Father, show me if I have not believed in the extent of your love toward me or your ability to give me this life of victory. What causes resistance in my heart toward you? Holy Spirit, I believe; help my unbelief! I surrender my fears to you and let go of control. You are a God who saves. You are a God who rescues. Today I choose to surrender to your goodness.