Psalms 78:12

Psalms 78:12 says, Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.  Asaph reminded the people of Israel of the great things that God did when He brought them out of Egypt.  As Christians, we need to always remember what God did when He delivered us from the death penalty of sin by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place and all that He has done for us since we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse thirteen adds, He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.  God first provided for the people of Israel a way out of Egypt through the parted sea. God first provides for us a way of escape from sin through faith in Jesus Christ.  Verse fourteen states, In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.  After God delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt, He continued to lead them day and night, just as we should allow Him to lead us day and night as followers of Christ.  Verse fifteen adds, He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.  Asaph said that God gave them water out of the rocks to drink.  We have something even greater today, and that is the Living Water that quenches our spiritual thirst.  Verse sixteen continues, He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.  This continues to speak of the abundance of water that God provided for them, and God still provides abundantly for His people today.  Verse seventeen declares, And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. Asaph reminded them that even though God had delivered them and provided them with miraculously with water to drink, they sinned against God.  Even though as followers of Christ God has delivered us from the penalty of sin and provides us with living water to drink, we still too often sin against Him by our lackof attires times.  Verse eighteen adds, And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.  Asaph said that they tempted God by not being satisfied with what He provided, but by instead asking for the meat that they lusted for.  If we begin to see God as existing to provide us with all that we lust after, then we are tempting God.  Verse nineteen continues, Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?  Even after all of God's mighty works in delivering them, the people of Israel still questioned His power.  We need to be careful that we do not confuse not getting what we want as Christians with a lack of power on God's part.  There is never a reason to question the power of God.  Verse twenty asks, Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?  This was just a continuation of the questioning of how powerful God was.  The God Who provided us with salvation can indeed meet our daily needs, though He may not provide for our desires.  Verse twenty-one says, Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;  Asaph said when God heard the people griping and questioning His power that He was angry with them.  As followers of Christ, if we begin to question God's power, we should not be surprised that He becomes angry with us.  His anger is justified because of our lack of faith as Christians.  Verse twenty-two adds, Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:  Asaph said that God was angry with the people of Israel, who were supposed to be His people, because they didn't believe in Him or trust His salvation.  We cannot question God's existence and His provision of salvation and be a follower of Christ.  We must always put our faith in God, no matter what, and cannot allow the circumstances of life to cause us to question Him.  Verse twenty-three states, Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,  Verse twenty-four adds, And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.  Asaph said that the people of Israel questioned God's ability to provide for them even though He had rained down bread from heaven, because they lusted for more.  We too often are not satisfied with what God provides, so we become guilty of sin by lusting after more.  Verse twenty-five continues, Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.  Asaph said that the bread sent from heaven was angel's food and was enough to fill them.  God provides the Living Bread from heaven to satisfy our spiritual hunger today, and it will always be enough to fill us.