Today's Passage: Exodus 16-18
At this point in the Moses saga I just get annoyed with the Israelites. I mean, are you kidding me? God just miraculously and majestically delivered them out of bondage in Egypt and they're complaining. Actually, they're not just complaining, they have the nerve to say they'd rather go back to slavery in Egypt because of the abundance of pots of meat. It's like the ten plagues never happened! Red Sea ring a bell? I love how God answers their "grumbling." He sends mysterious manna. Now, the manna came with its own set of clearly defined, easy to follow rules, but the Israelites couldn't even handle that. God amazingly provided just enough food for each person every day...no more, no less. During the week, two day old manna went bad, but on the Sabbath, it lasted for two days so that they would not have to break God's commands. Of course that didn't keep them from trying to gather too much, or from keeping leftovers when they weren't supposed to, or looking for it on the Sabbath. Up to this point, God's timing and God's provision have been nothing less than perfect and yet the Israelites don't seem to remember any of that.
Well, that's when my toes get stepped on a bit. I find myself so flabbergasted with the Israelites...and yet...I'm exactly the same. God has provided for me time and time again. He continuously protects me with his perfect timing. I can look back at my life and see how He has been at work, answering every prayer...maybe not the way I would have liked, but in a way that was part of his perfect plan. I can see clearly that his way did, in fact, end up being the best way and that my way would never have worked as wonderfully. And yet, I find myself questioning God and his timing and longing to go right back to Egypt. Back to a life that I know. It might not have been ideal, but at least I knew what to expect. What lesson does God have for me that, like the Israelites, I just can't seem to get. Is there something that is a constant struggle? Something that He has equipped me to fix and yet I continue to fumble with? What can I do today to show my trust in God and his perfect plan?
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