Moab is my wash basin
Moab is my washbasin. (Psalm 60:8, NIV) T he Moabites were Israel’s troublesome next-door neighbours. When God’s people got “dirty,” He used the Moabites to clean them up. You say, “What does this have to do with me?” A lot! A pastor I know prayed earnestly for his son, who was on drugs. This man had a very successful church and was in high demand as a speaker all across the nation. But having an “addict” for a son was an embarrassment to him. So every day he prayed for God to change his boy. One day in prayer, God told him He would not only change his boy, but through this situation He would radically change some things in him, too—things like pride, insecurity, and self-centeredness. He was more concerned with how his son’s behaviour affected his career than in what it was doing to his son’s own life and future. David cried, “How can I ever know what sins are lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults” (Psalm 19:12, TLB). Who is your washbasin?...