“Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.” Numbers 20 11 NASB

It finally happened. Moses, being pushed to the very edge of his patience by the infuriating behavior of those he was leading, struck the rock and caused water to flow from its hard exterior.

To the natural observer, this was a miracle; A powerful anointed man caused water to flow to meet the immediate need of the people. However the man at the center of this miracle knew that nothing could be further from the truth. When the red cleared from his vision and the blood pressure began to lower, the severity and weight of his sin became clear.

“But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you have not believed Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."” Numbers 20 12 NASB

Moses had allowed his emotions to push him out of alignment. Emotions aborted Mosesʼ destiny.

Some things to remember:

1. Moses is considered one of the greatest prophets of the Old Testament

2. This is the one that had delivered an entire nation from one of the greatest empires in human history.

3. He is also the one that seemed to have more patience than even the Lord Himself. See when God declares His desire to destroy the Israelites and build a nation out of Moses.

All this is to make it clear that Moses is no scrub. He is not a new Christian or an immature one. In fact, Moses literally co- wrote the book on God. However all of this did not protect or exempt him from the enemyʼs attempt to get him out of position.

The same assignment against Moses is the same that I believe we must be alert and war against in this season. Itʼs a time of promotion and new position for Godʼs people and the enemy would like nothing more than to spoil the harvest you have worked so hard to contend for.

The enemy will try to hijack your emotions to torpedo the towers of your destiny. We must not allow this to happen.

Unchecked Emotions will cause you to defile what God has marked as holy in your life.

I really want to encourage you to allow God to speak into the areas of your life where there may be sore spots or wounding so that the enemy cannot use it to manipulate you. These wounds become triggers that the enemy uses to sink your inheritance.

Sore Areas or Your Past Will Be Triggers The Enemy Will Use

The need to validate your ministry/life in the eyes of your accusers will get you to act outside of your character

If you arenʼt careful, you will spend more time trying to validate the call on your life in the eyes of others that you will totally miss the windows and doors of opportunity God is bringing to raise you above the accusation and naysayers.

We need to make sure to never use what God has given us to serve our own purposes. Moses used his authority in God to validate himself and shut the mouthes of the Israelites and their whining. This became all about Moses and his needs and nothing about God and His purpose.

Sincerely,

John Harke Team