I want each and every one of you to just think for a little bit of all the things that God did for Israel to bring them out of Egypt. You know, the many plagues. They didn't raise a hand to do anything in their own deliverance. God did it. because of them being obedient unto God, God spared the firstborn and all of their families. And you know, so many of them plagues was on Egypt, but it wasn't on the place where they were at. And you know, for them to see all of that, you'd think, boy, those people would have a lot of faith to trust God. Well, I'm just gonna skip through a few things here in reading. But if you'd like to read with us in Exodus, the 14th chapter, and this is where they come to the Red Sea, and already forgot all that God had done, how he had been leading them. And if you'll go to the 21st verse of that 14th chapter, and Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, And the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night and made the sea dry land. And the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon dry ground. And the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand and on their left. Now, you think of that, you'd say, well, you know, anybody that had been there and experienced that and seen that, how great a faith that they have in the God that was able to do that. But I want you to pay attention to this scripture we're gonna read to you in the 15th chapter, and we're gonna start with the 22nd verse. So as Moses brought, Israel from the Red Sea and they went out into the wilderness of Sir and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. Just three days from God parted the sea for them, and there was out water. And when they came to Moriah, I think that's how you say that, they could not drink of the waters of Moriah, for they were bitter. Therefore, the name of it was called Moriah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, what shall we drink? and he cried unto the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree, which when he had cast it into the water, the waters was made sweet. There he made for them a statute and a ordinance, and there he proved them. Now, this is just three days from imparting the sea form. Then if you'll go down into the 16th chapter and start into the first verse, and they took the journey and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Eden and Sinai on the 15th day of the second month after their depart out of the land of Egypt. that short a time, just two months. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. And the children of Israel said unto them, would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt when we sat by the flesh pots and when we did eat bread to the full, for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger. Now, you know, if you go on down and read that, you'll find that God fed them with manna and quail to the full. They had all that they wanted. But have you ever thought of were they really to the place where they would have been that hungry? If you'll go down into the 17th chapter, and we're gonna start reading at the third verse. And the people thirsted for water. And the people murmured against Moses and said, wherefore is this that thou has brought us up out of Egypt to kill us? and our children and our cattle with thirst. So they had cattle, they could have ate if they'd have been willing and God could have multiplied that to them. And Moses cried unto the Lord saying, what shall I do unto this people? They be almost ready to stone me. The Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people and take with thee all the elders of Israel and thy rod, wherewith thou smote the river. Take it in thy hand and go. Behold, I will stand before thee upon the rock in Hebron, and thou shalt smite the rock, and thou shalt come out water, and thou shalt come water out of it. And the people made drink, and Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Now here in just a little time, I mean it takes a whole year basically for them when they come out of Egypt. to get to the promised land and then they refused to go in. But there was a year there in the wilderness mostly that God was teaching them what he was requiring of them. But so little faith. They didn't seem to believe God or trust God. for anything till he would do it and then the next time a problem rose. They had no faith to even ask of God. They had no faith to believe that he was going to do anything. Just like Moses was saying here, they're ready to stone me. And they were holding him responsible. You and I today. So I was reading this. I was thinking, we look around today and it's the same way. People, what in God do you want to do for me today? They forget what He's already done. And if God didn't do another thing for us, and He's forgiven us of our sin, and given us a new heart, a new love, there are times when nothing ought to do it for the rest of our lives. But God continually blesses us and gives us new life. that we need here in this life. And yet we find people today are about the same as the children of Israel. When a new problem rises, seem like they never think, well, I can pray and talk to God, and He's got the answer. And no matter what it is we're facing, God's the one that's got the answer. We can look back, all of these were given for examples for me and you to see of what a wonderful God we serve. And He's not changed. He's the same yesterday, today, and forever. He's still able to do miracles, and I've seen God. Darryl mentioned about the potatoes today. They've been so many times that God has heard and answered prayers and supplied for my family. Sometimes it just marvels in my eyes to see what God has done. But you and I today, if we're obedient unto God, he promises he'll supply our need. But I'm afraid too many times, We're not obedient to God, and yet we expect him to take care of us. And you know, a lot of times, God allows things to come our way to get our attention and maybe help us to find a place to get down serious on our knees praying and talking to God. You know, you and I, our life is so short. And if you went on and read, you'll find there's many more times here For the people, they murmur against God time and time and time again. That's something, man, you need to make sure we're never guilty of. Don't go blaming God when things aren't going right. Here, they knew Aaron and Moses stood between them and God. They had seen the cloud. They heard the voice. God was real. He had proved himself. And so much he had done for them. I've read this so many times, but when I was reading it this time, that cattle stood out to me. Why was they complaining, saying, we're going to die of hunger, when they had cattle? They probably had sheep. They had all of that. And yet they were complaining, God, why aren't you giving me something? You and I today, has God ever supplied our needs and then we grumbled because we didn't have something we wanted? We wanted, not that we needed, but we wanted. You and I today. If we look around, we'll see we've been blessed already above measure. The children of Israel, no matter what they were facing, they would have been able to lift their head and praise God every day. And they get to the promised land, and they go in, and they see what is there. They marvel at it. Took two men to carry one pot of grapes. The land was exactly what God said it was. The land flowed with milk and honey. Everything supplied. They had already had houses built, lands there, farms, everything. You move in and take over. And they doubted the God that did that. Brought them out of Egypt without them lifting a hand. And they've been afraid to go in. Why? Because they weren't being faithful to God. And they weren't trusting God in what God was saying. And it cost them. Everyone that was, I guess you'd say, the age of accountability died without going in to see the promised land except Joshua and Caleb. Two that give a good report. You and I today. What is it going to cost us for our doubt and our lack of faith? You know, y'all have heard of the miracles that God's done for me, and maybe you might need one. And the devil will tell you, yeah, but you ain't her, or you ain't this, or you ain't that. Honey, if you're a child of God, he loves you just as much, and he's just as ready to hear and answer your prayer. Each and every one of us, God has no respect of person. And if we come before him with a humble heart, he's hearing, and he will answer. And you and I today, When it comes to the time we have to have an answer, you'll find out it'll be there. God don't leave us without an answer when we desperately need one. Each and every one of us, we need to put our faith and trust in God as never before. Read, you know, a lot of people, they want to just discard the Old Testament, but there's so much in there that we can read that should encourage us as it should have encouraged them. You know, I cannot understand how Israel went through all that they went through and still had no faith when God proved his self time and time and time and time again. You and I, how many times did God have to prove his self to you before you're gonna believe? Just like I've said many times, and there's a song out about that. God's answered enough of my prayers to keep me praying on. When the devil says you might as well doubt, no, I look back at the ones that God has answered and keep praying on. Because you might quit the day that your prayer was going to be answered. Look back here at Daniel. 21 days he prayed before he got an answer. You and I today, we may pray a lot longer than that before we get an answer. That's no reason to quit because our God is still able to hear and to answer. Each and every one of us, please, I beg you, read these scriptures and stop and really think on them. And see if that question don't come to your mind, well, why do they doubt? What's wrong with them? Why couldn't they believe? Why couldn't they trust God that he would take care of that? You know, if God could part a Red Sea and them all walk through, him hold that water back long enough for 600, well, he's really over a million now. I think he had 600,000 that was of age they could have went to war. But they ain't no tellin'. It's probably a million and a half people and their animals and all of that. How long a time would that take to march through the Red Sea? God was holding that water back a long time for them. And then they'll come to some water that was there, but because it didn't taste good, they complained with God. What is it that God could make that into good water, what he could hold back a sea? You and I today, our problems may look real big, but they're small to God. So tiny. It's insignificant, but because he cares for me and for you, he can supply and take care of that. You and I, as we get some song to sing, you and I, please, I beg you, don't let the devil make you doubt because some problem has rose in your life and you don't know the answer. Then pray and turn it over to God and then be patient to wait upon him. God will answer. You'll find in the Bible men that prayed prayers and God answered immediately. You'll find men in the Bible where the prophet, he asked God to show his man who was on their side, the army of the Lord that was around them. Did not say he seen it, but he asked God to show it to this one that don't believe, don't have faith enough to know. It's all taken care of. Victory's in our hands. You and I today, me and you, we might not be able to see, but my God sees it all. And there is nothing that he can't do Nothing that he can't solve. And our problems are very minor to him. You know, you think what kind of knowledge and power it took to create this universe we live in, the sun, this earth, and the moon. You know, that was all there was to it. That would be a marvelous thing, but there's a whole bunch of other planets in it. And we really don't understand what their purpose is or how they're affecting, but we know that the moon affects our tides. So, you know, there's all kinds of things. God's got in control that we ain't smart enough to know. But our problems are very small compared to God. And he solves problems far greater than anything we could imagine every day. While we sing, will you, Carl? Don't doubt God, but put your faith and trust in one that will never leave you and never fail you. If you'll just believe. While we sing, it's one verse. Till all shall see Christ's dawn.