God’s Testimony Series

We read in Psalm 91:15, “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.” (AFV)

For our study today we will only focus on the first part of this verse, “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;” These are the words of the Almighty God who created the heavens and the earth, with just the word of His mouth. Think of the blessed privilege that is ours that we have this awesome and mighty God who is willing to look down on us, insignificant people, and gives the assurance that He will reply us, when we call unto Him. However, this entitlement is specifically for those who trust in God completely. This part of the verse also describes an intimate relationship between God and man, wherein, as man beckons unto God, the Lord is eager to respond to him favorably.

The testimony that God gave about Moses

God is mindful of all our ways and therefore it is crucial that we live in such a way that we receive a good testimony from God. The bible records these attestations of God, about those who walked in total obedience to Him.

Here’s the wonderful testimony that God gave about Moses as recorded in Numbers 12:7, “Not so with My servant Moses. He is faithful in all My house.” (AFV)

As God compared Moses with others who lived during his day, He affirmed that His servant Moses was unlike the others and that he was faithful in all of God’s house.

If God were to give a testimony about us, what kind of testimony would that be I wonder?

A background to this incident

Let us study the background to this verse to understand the reason why God made such a declaration about Moses.

We read in Numbers 12:1,“Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman.” (NKJV)

In this incident Moses’ sister Miriam and his elder brother Aaron spoke against Moses, because of the Ethiopian woman whom Moses had married.

In Numbers 12:2,And they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? Has He not also spoken by us?" And the LORD heard it. (AFV)

As they compared themselves with Moses, they were filled with a sense of insecurity that made them profess that they were in no way inferior to their brother Moses. They began to question the leadership of Moses and asserted that Moses was not the exclusive one through whom God had spoken, but that they too were God’s mouthpiece. It seemed like they wanted to find fault with Moses in some way. They first began with his marriage to the Ethiopian woman and later began to question the authority God had bestowed on Moses. The best part of that verse is that God heard what was spoken, which meant that God has decided to arbitrate to mete out justice to His servant Moses.

It is a fact that we are most hurt when those closest to us turn against us. Most of us may have encountered these situations where we had to face such opposition or insults from those nearest to us. Sadly, often our deepest hurts come from those whom we sometimes consider dearest to us. This happens often in families, where family members who are supposed to support each other, tear each other down. The hurts that are caused are often deep and not healed easily. If you have been the target of such painful experiences, do not be discouraged, but rest assured that if you make the Lord your refuge, He will certainly answer with justice and work on your behalf.

Generally, people who speak ill of others, do so because in some way they feel threatened by them. There are those who will insult us to our face, but there are others who do so behind our back. At those times we don’t need to let these things bother us too much, because we must be assured that God hears it all. One of the reasons why people are filled with so much of fear these days is because of the constant sharing of false information. Though you may caution people to not believe these rumors, there are a majority who are gullible and believe these false reports.

God is listening to everything that is being said, but when the word of God makes special mention like it does in Numbers 12:2, it implies that God has taken notice and will act accordingly. We therefore, should not be perturbed by those who speak ill of us, for if we walk uprightly before God, He will ensure that due recompense is given to those who malign our name.