“If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt, ” they moaned. ‘There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death.” Exodus 16:3
God had chosen Moses and Aaron to move his people out of the land of Egypt and into the promised land in Canaan. Due to their lack of faith in God, it took them 40 years to finish an eleven-day trip. They wandered in the wilderness for 40 years due to their disobedience and unbelief in God. How many years have you been wandering around in the wilderness? How often do you and I go to our God in desperation but when things get better, we go back to that old faithful pot that is filled with worldly security and thoughts. It seems to be so much easier to rest on our own laurels rather than doing as we are instructed by the Lord. We are to build upon our faith and live in our faith. We are to live lives that reflect daily activities that are testimonies to our God in heaven. It is when we disobey and wander off on our own that we get lost and always find ourselves crawling back for his protection and comfort. So, why don’t we just do as the Lord asks of us? Why don’t we work hard and put our efforts into trusting God and not the world? You see, we are no different than his chosen ones leaving Egypt. We seem to always remember back when. We sometimes are just plain lazy. It takes great effort, trust and belief to trust in our God. There is no magic involved. Instead, there is relationship building and peace of mind. There is obedience and sincere faith in our love for Christ. Without this we cannot survive. Without this there is no end to our 40-year journey. Jesus came so that we could be saved. It is now up to us, to not only accept him, but to believe and build a relationship with him that helps us to live a life that supports all that he stands for. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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