Knowing God - The Lord Speaks Suddenly

                                                      Num 12:4                          

And the Lord spake suddenly

unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam,

The Lord spoke suddenly.  Miriam and Aaron were speaking about Moses behind Moses’ back.  Then, the Lord spoke.  He spoke to all of them at once.  He didn’t take it lightly that these two were deciding whether they thought the Lord should be using Moses.  They challenged his personal life and came to the conclusion that Moses couldn’t really be the man of God everyone thought he was based on their own analysis and conclusions.  Moses most likely didn’t even know they were talking behind his back, but the Lord heard it and addressed it suddenly.  The voice of the Lord can come suddenly especially when he is provoked.  It is good to know that the Lord is provoked when His servants that are doing what He asked them to do are judged wrongly.  The Lord will speak suddenly.  May we be attentive to hearing His sudden rebuke as well as avoid being a Miriam or Aaron in critiquing those He has directed.