Numbers 17-20: Have you ever taken credit for something you did not do? I think part of the reason Moses was not allowed to go into the promised land after 40 years of leading the people was not just that he disobeyed by hitting the rock instead of speaking to it like he was instructed. He also included himself in bringing the water from the rock.

Numbers 20:10 “Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?”

The impression here is that Moses is doing something to bring that water forth. Moses knew that God alone possessed that power. And yet he put himself in the position of producing something he really had nothing to do with. He was strictly the mouth piece. Even his physical touching of the rock did not produce the water. It was a gift from God.

My prayer for all of us is that we all remember that every good and perfect gifts truly does come from above as James says. It is a gift I have nothing to do with other than the fact that God may use me in the sending of it as a conduit. Father, please forgive me for when I have taken any of your glory. Please know my heart is to honor and glorify You and to led others to do the same. Thank you for Your bountiful blessings to me. I am so grateful! May you be glorified in me.