As it is written: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” Romans 9:33 (quoted from Old testament passages Isaiah 8:14 , 28:16)

When I gave my testimony at the women’s retreat, I shared the scripture Psalm 40:1-3…I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.  He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.  He has put a new song in my mouth-Praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord… At that time I promised myself that I would do a word study on “rock.”

Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. Numbers 20:8 Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together.  Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation …1 Samuel 2:2 “No one is holy like the Lord, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God.”  Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.  Psalm 18:31,46 For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? The Lord lives? Blessed by my Rock!  Psalm 27:5 He shall set me high upon a rock. Psalm 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.  In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Psalm 78:35 Then they remembered that God was their rock, and the Most High God their Redeemer.  Matthew 7:24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock; and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed throught the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

All things lead to Jesus. He is and was the rock, the living water.

Lord, I pray that you would help me as I go about my day to stay close to You. Lord please reveal more of who You are to me in Your word. Thank You Lord for the water of your word. 

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