Responding Facedown

Numbers 14-16; Mark 3 

“…’Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?’ And they said to each other, ‘We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.’ Then Moses and Aaron fell face down in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there…When Moses heard this he fell facedown…But Moses and Aaron fell face down and cried out, ‘O God, God of the spirits of all mankind, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?’”

Numbers 14:3-5; 16:4, 22

When we are opposed in our leadership how do we respond?

In that moment our hearts and the source of our authority are revealed. If it is God who has called us as servant-leaders in his kingdom, we, too, will fall facedown before the Lord and call out for his deliverance. If it is man who has called us, we will fight flesh and blood to defend ourselves, or prevail in the court of popular opinion. Moses knew his security and defender was the Lord.

Do we know where our security, identity, and strength come from?

How we respond in these tests of opposition reveals who we are and whose we are.

“Lord Jesus, I am yours and I trust your deliverance and protection in all you have called me to, for your glory.”