I Wonder...

Deuteronomy 4-6

I wonder if anything would have been different if Moses had handled the situation at Meribah differently. When Moses struck the rock at Meribah with his staff instead of just speaking the word as God had directed him, God pronounced that Moses would not be allowed to cross over into the Promised Land. That Moses wasn't satisfied with God's pronouncement showed when Moses begged God to change his mind, but God told him "Enough!". Now Moses isn't saying anything more to God about it, but he's not finished talking about it. He keeps telling the Israelites that it was their fault that he doesn't get to cross over... that God became angry because of them. But that wasn't the case. I wonder what would have happened if Moses had taken complete responsibility from the start. We don't know... and can't know, but God seldom rewards those who fail to repent.