The Israelites said, “Why didn’t God let us die in comfort in Egypt where we had lamb stew and all the bread we could eat? You’ve brought us out into this wilderness to starve us to death, the whole company of Israel!”
When I read this I thought about how ironic it was. The Israelites were basically saying they would rather live in bondage and know where the next meal was coming from than live in freedom and trust God to provide for them. Did they actually enjoy the bondage and slavery and hard work they had to do for someone else, or was it really that hard to trust God? No doubt . . . It’s difficult sometimes!
I hope I never settle for the bondage and the safety of the mundane when I know God may be calling me to another level of living that requires trust and living in the unknown. This is actually a pretty scary thing to even write! I wonder what God is up to in my life . . . and in your life?
