Has the Lord’s arm been shortened?

And the LORD said to Moses, "Has the LORD's arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not." – Numbers 11v23

Moses still was not convinced that it was possible to get Israel to Canaan. After all, it was an overwhelming task to move six million people across the desert to Canaan. They had to be clothed and fed. They had proven to be stubborn, rebellious, and discontent. They had all the problems of every day living. I am sure he crawled into his tent some nights wondering how he could ever do it. If he were anything like me he woke up in the night fretting about all the petty details.

God gave him seventy men to help him take care of things, but still he was not convinced. So finally God said to Moses, ‘Has my arm been cut off? Just watch and see if I will do what I said.’

Why is it that we act like God has had His arms cut off? He makes promises, we watch Him fulfil them, and still the next time a difficult task comes along we act like He is crippled.

God’s arms are just as strong to day as they were when He delivered Israel from Egypt. His power to deliver has not been cut off.

May God give us the grace to watch and see if He will do as He has promised!