When you look closely at the nation of Israel from reading the Old Testament, you will likely see similarity between them and your own life. Take the 106th chapter of Psalms for example.

Yesterday we took notice how Israel only believed God's promises after the fact. Today we see that their memory of what God did for them was briefer than their faith. But notice a third tendency of someone with a short memory: they don't wait for God's counsel, but usually proceed to do what turns out to be the wrong thing at the wrong time for the wrong reason.

Has there been a time in your life when your faith was strong and you saw God move mightily on your behalf? Most of us can remember such a time, but how is your faith today? If your faith is not strong today, then you're no different from the Israelites: you have a short memory and are living by faith in your own ability rather than God's.

Living by faith is having confidence in God's ability and acting on His revealed word. Remembering what God has done is the way we maintain our faith. Why not wait on God rather than taking matters in your own hands. When the Israelites waited on God, heaven and earth was moved. But when they failed to wait on God, the earth was moved but it was usually moved on top of them.

1 Developed from Read the Bible Thru ( Ez. 16:43-17:24 Hb. 8:1-13 Ps. 106:13-31 Pr. 27:7-9 )
2. Scripture comes from the Holy Bible, New International Version; (c)1978 by New York International Bible Society

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