FAITH CAPSULE: As a result of Moses’ disobedience act, God reacted…

Numbers 20:1-13

Jesus was approached by one of His disciples asking, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name…”” (Luke 11:1-2) Out of every word that came from the mouth of Jesus, there weren’t any that can be considered as a careless talk or meaningless word. In Jesus’ attempt to teach His disciples how to pray,   in the first part of the prayer was the line “hallowed be thy name”. What is important hallowing the name of the Lord? Identifying the meaning of Hallow will give us a good understanding about the importance of hallowing the name of the Lord. The word hallowed is defined as: to honor as holy; consider sacred; sanctify; consecrate. Evidently, assessing the good and might God calls for hallowing His name. His name is His presence and His name is power. His name cannot be violated. As great as Moses was in the hand of God, his sin that deprived him from stepping on the Promised Land was the result of his failure to hallow the name of God. When God commanded Moses to speak to the rock so that the children of Israel could get water to quench their thirst, Moses went and struck the rock. (Numbers 20:7-9) Moses’ act does not settle well before God. As a result of Moses’ disobedience act, God reacted and spoke to Moses and Aaron, “…Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”(Numbers 20:12)It can be considered that, not hallowing God is evidence of lack of belief. In our walk with the Lord God that manifests, God does have expectation for how we respond to His command. Moses, by virtue of all that has been invested into his life by God must have fall short the level of believe that is expected from him by God. Not to hallow God is also considered as an act of rebellion. Numbers 27:14, “For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes…”Not hallowing God is trespassing against God, “because you trespassed against Me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin, because you did not hallow Me in the midst of the children of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 32:51) Clearly in Moses act of not Hallowing God we see unbelief, rebellion and trespassing. Isaiah 8:13, “The Lord of Hosts, Him you shall hallow; let Him be your fear.” In your walk let God know you fear Him and when you come before Him in prayer don’t forget to hallow his name.

Prayer for today: Let Your fear overwhelm me in every walk of life.