This week we walk into a tense, pivotal moment in the wilderness: Israel is thirsty, tempers flare, and Moses - overwhelmed - acts in a way that fails to treat God as holy. Numbers 20:1-13 forces us to ask: how do we honor God when we’re tired, pressed, or provoked? The passage reminds leaders and laypeople alike that reverence for God must shape our words and actions in every circumstance.

Big idea: to treat God as holy in all circumstances - our worship, our obedience, and our leadership should reflect God’s holiness even when life is messy.

Suggested reading: read the entire chapter for fuller context; the short passage we focus on is verses 1-13.