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Being presence-driven isn’t a strategy for a better life.
It is the pathway to a holy life. This week Pastor Eric continues in Exodus 17: 1-7.

✅ A Test in the Wilderness

Exodus 17:1 (ESV)
"...They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink."

• Rephidim means "resting place" — yet the people found no rest there.
• They forgot to be grateful for what God had already provided.
• Gratitude softens the heart.
• When we forget gratitude, our hearts harden.

✅ The Danger of Blame & Quarreling

Exodus 17:2 (ESV)
"Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, 'Give us water to drink.'”

• Quarrel (רִיב - rîv): Hostility and opposition.
• Israel’s sin:
  • Demanded God's provision
  • Doubted God's protection
  • Denied God's presence
• Are we guilty of putting an “Or else…” ultimatum on God?

Blame gives us a false sense of control when life feels out of control.

✅ Accusation from a Place of Lack

Exodus 17:3 (ESV)
"...Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us... with thirst?"

• The things we thirst for often become the evidence we use to accuse God.
• Instead of accusation, here's how to respond when we feel lack:
  1. Gratitude: Thank God out loud for His past provisions.
  2. Remembrance: Recall and speak where He has answered before.
  3. Declaration: Speak Scripture to declare who God is.
  4. Faith: Borrow faith from the Bible, community testimonies, and your own story.

✅ God Provides Even in Our Accusation

Exodus 17:4-6 (ESV)
"Behold, I will stand before you... strike the rock, and water shall come out of it."

• God’s mercy: He responds not with punishment, but with provision.
• Jesus is the rock.

John 7:37-38 (ESV):
"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink... out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."

• On the cross, Jesus was struck — and from His side flowed the living water we need.

✅ The Real Question of the Heart

Exodus 17:7 (ESV)
"Is the LORD among us or not?"

• This is always the question behind our grumbling and doubt.
• The answer is always: Yes, He is.
• Trusting God is the way we walk in holiness.
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