The brother of Jared was told it was time to build barges to cross the waters to the promised land. The brother of Jared and his people had built barges before so they knew there were three things they needed help with. The barges were tight…they didn’t let air or water in, they would need fresh air. The barges didn’t have any way to steer. They were kind of like submarines. The barges were also very dark. They needed light. The brother of Jared prayed about all 3 of these problems. The Lord told the brother of Jared they could make a hole in the top and bottom of the barges and then put a stopper in the hole. When they needed air they could pull the stopper out so they could have fresh air. The Lord also told the brother of Jared He would make the winds blow to guide them to the promised land, so they did not need to steer the barges, they just needed to trust the Lord. Lastly the Lord asked the brother of Jared what he wanted the Lord to do to make light in the barges. The brother of Jared suggested the Lord touch 16 objects he had molten out of rocks. God did and the brother of Jared saw His finger! Then he asked God to show himself to him. God answers our prayers… sometimes He tells us the way, sometimes he tells us to have faith, and sometimes He asks us to come up with a solution.
