Worthy Brief - 2/9/2026
Friend, drink from the Rock who follows you!
1 Corinthians 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
Paul reveals a profound mystery when he says the people "all drank the same spiritual drink." Their source was not the terrain, not the wells they found along the way, and not their own effort. "They drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them -- and that Rock was Christ." Long before Bethlehem, long before the Cross, the Yeshua (Jesus) was present, sustaining a people who often failed to recognize Him.
In the wilderness, the Rock was struck -- and water flowed. God commanded it. Life came from the blow. The people were sustained not by their obedience, but by God’s mercy. Yet later, when the people cried out again, Moses struck the rock a second time -- this time without instruction. Water still flowed, but the act carried a cost. Though provision was released, Moses was barred from entering the Promised Land.
This moment exposes a sobering truth: God’s faithfulness can still supply what our disobedience does not deserve -- but that does not mean disobedience is without consequence. The Rock did not fail the people, but the approach to the Rock mattered. What God allowed in mercy, He still judged in principle. The Rock was meant to be struck once. The second time, it was to be spoken to.
Paul makes it clear -- the Rock was Yeshua. Struck once for salvation. Once for redemption. Once for life. To strike Him again is to misunderstand the nature of grace. Even when provision flows, mishandling holy things has a cost.
Yet here is the wonder: the Rock followed them. Yeshua is not stationary. He did not abandon them when they complained. He did not leave when they rebelled. He stayed near, present, available -- continually offering life. Their survival was not proof of their maturity, but proof of His faithfulness.
Many drink from Yeshua’s provision without reverence for Yeshua Himself. We receive grace, power, refreshment -- but forget that intimacy requires obedience, and receiving all His promises requires honor.
Friend, this is the hour to recognize the Rock who has followed us all along. Yeshua has faithfully supplied and refreshed us, but He is not to be approached casually. Revival will be carried not just by those who drink from the Rock, but by those who honor Him. Yeshua was struck once for our salvation; now He is to be trusted, obeyed, and spoken to in faith. When we approach Yeshua rightly -- no longer presuming His grace but responding to Him in holy reverence -- He will not merely sustain us in the wilderness; but He will carry us fully into every promise He has prepared.
George & Baht Rivka (Melbourne, Florida)
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