Title Is Yeohwa's Hands Short?
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Is the LORD's hand short?
Numbers 11:16-23
First, it is to think and realize God's power and grace so far.
The question is, did Moses really come this far because he had the power and the people were righteous? Now the people of Israel are making God's grace in vain and cheap. He complains, “I will die of exhaustion if I only eat these manna,” and complains, “I can’t eat meat, so my energy is waning.”
The grace of the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire, the grace of manna, the grace of living water, etc., are being made cheap and in vain. They are immersed in the illusion and arrogance as if they had accomplished something with their own hands. The Bible warns, "Do not receive God's favor in vain." It makes everything in vain.
All saints! Yesterday was the grace of God, but whose grace is it now? Where has the wonderful grace of God's redemption gone? Therefore, Jehovah said: “Are my hands shortened?” In his words, “Did my grace lack you? Was my grace in vain?”
The second is to rebuke Moses for his unbelief.
Of course, when Moses calculated the impossible, God had no choice but to be perplexed when he said that he would do it. So, “How? how? where? Is that enough?” It is to express the disbelief. It can be said that this has considerable persuasive power from the human point of view, but it is unbelief in the sight of God. So God asked, “Is the hand of the Lord short?” You are rebuking when you ask. In this question, about Moses' unbelief, he said, "Moses, have you done this with your own hands until now? Have you ever done it in your own strength? It includes reproof and enlightenment, “What have you been working through so far?”
That's right. This is what we should always remember and realize. So, I have to live with the confession, “It is by the grace of God that I have become who I am.”
Third, he guarantees the assurance and promise of faith again.
“The hand of the Lord has not been shortened. not weak The ability has not diminished.” Everything is in 'my hand', that is, 'the hand of the Lord.' That is why, again, it is to hope for the hand of God and to rely on it. Through these words, the Lord said, “Look again at the hand of God, remember the grace of God, see the power of God, see the fillings of God, look at the birds of the air, look at the lilies of the field, and if they also clothe you and feed you, how much more are you? See, you of little faith.”
God says to Moses and his people, and to us today, and to myself, that the hand of the Lord is not shortened, and that faith in God and hope is adding to the restoring grace.
Let's meditate on the cross of the Lord for a moment here.
The Lord of the Cross who says “Elieli desert”, the field where Elijah is coming to help, isn’t it like the situation where Jehovah’s hand is shortened? But the Lord said, “Father, into your hands I entrust my soul.” The hand that people thought was shortened, the hand that had no power, the hand that caused his own son to die on the cross, the hand that everyone turns away from, the Lord has entrusted all his work to that hand. . This is the image of the glory of entrusting us into the hands of the eternal God who does not shorten and winning through faith.
We must believe in God no matter how difficult it is, even when we are on the verge of death, even when we have no hope of living, even when resentment and sighs come out of our mouths. We must not allow ourselves to become discouraged by unbelief, deny God's power, doubt God's love, or damage God's glory. You must never lose or be taken away from your joy as a man of God because you underestimate the saving grace of God, and you must never become a fool who cools your zeal and makes the pilgrimage of your faith painful.
We are lacking in many ways. We are living a life that lacks many things. Still, God's hand is not shortened. God's grace is not lacking. There is no shame in God's judgment and results. God's providence and work never cease.
Let's live by praising ourselves so that we can become blessed saints who do the pilgrimage of faith by restoring grace without becoming discouraged by ourselves.