“Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield its water. You shall thus bring forth water for them out of the rock and let the congregation and their beasts drink.” Num. 20:8 (ESV)
That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of...
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others....
We are God's stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We...