Emphasis Preaching Journal

These three passages recognize that we all make mistakes -- and some of the mistakes could be disastrous. The question is whether we can learn from our mistakes. In Exodus we are reminded of God’s people’s lack of faith in the desert -- one that is perfectly understandable in a way. There’s no water in the desert. It’s easy to see why some of the people were sure they were going to die of thirst for lack of water. People who are very thirsty, very hungry, very afraid (like America post-9/11) don’t act rationally.