Bethany Lutheran Church

Moses had been called by Yahweh to lead his people out of slavery into the Promised Land. Moses spent his life anticipating that day he would set his feet on the land Yahweh had promised him. Yet, with an outburst burst of frustration that dream was taken away. Nothing was guaranteed to Moses and yet we will see how Yahweh used Moses' disobedience to lead future generations to Jesus. It’s easy to fall into the same trap as Moses, expecting everything to work out as we planned. But when we begin to learn to let go of what we think is owed to us and follow Jesus by way of the cross we can begin to see ourselves in God’s larger story. Numbers 20:2-13 (ESV)Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord! Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? And wh