Do you
know a drama queen? Maybe you have one in your family. (Boys can be “drama
kings” too!) Well, Joe and I were playing with some foster children at a park
on Sunday and one of them was quite a drama queen. She also seemed to fear the
worst case scenario. Knowing some of her background, I can see how easy it
would be to have that perspective. She hasn’t had loving, caring and dependable
parents.
In
today’s passage, though, the Israelites are even more dramatic, and they had a
loving, caring and dependable God leading them!
Numbers
17:10-13 10 The Lord said to Moses, “Put back
Aaron’s staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a
sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against
me, so that they will not die.” 11 Moses did just
as the Lord commanded
him.
12 The Israelites said to
Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost! 13 Anyone
who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will
die. Are we all going to die?”
Sigh… Are the Israelites not
listening???! God didn’t say they would die. He gave them yet another sign so
they would remember not to grumble against Him so they would NOT die. He gave
them a visual to help them. When will they learn???
It’s easy to see how ridiculous someone else’s fear is (i.e. the
Israelites’ fear), but harder to spot my own irrational fears. I’m not only a
child of loving, caring and dependable parents, but a child of a loving, caring
and dependable God!
What drama are you and I facing right now? Let’s take our fears to God
and ask for His help to see the situations from His perspective. Just as God
gave the Israelites instructions and visuals to help them live a life filled
with joy, He has done the same for us. Instead of being dramatic or running
away in fear, we can listen to God’s instructions and learn from Him.
Alice
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