Devotions
It is inconceivable that a loving God, who with miraculous and mighty acts, had led his people from captivity in Egypt, would ultimately lead them to Rephidim, a place with no water. He led them to this place of thirst just six weeks after the miraculous parting of the Red Sea. And right there in Rephidim, the place with no water, the people forgot who God was.
In 2004, my friends and I went to a local cinema to watch Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ. We arrived at the cinema in high spirits chatting away without a care in the world, but by the time the movie ended, I could barely stand up from my seat. While others began to make their way out of the theater, I continued to sit in a numb and traumatized silence, shocked by the raw and violent scenes I had just witnessed. I was surrounded by a crowd, and yet felt completely alone as I reflected on what Jesus endured to show his love for humanity.
