GRUMBLING AGAINST THE LORD

So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “At evening you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt; and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, for He hears your grumbling against the Lord…”
Ex.16:6,7b (NASB)

After God delivered the sons of Israel from the Egyptians, they began to grumble about the lack of food and water in the wilderness to which He had led them. They begged to go back to the cruel bondage of their Egyptian taskmasters because they had forgotten that God had taken care of them and would continue to do so. They did not accept that God knew what was best for them.

Do we sometimes grumble against God? Do we beg to return to a situation from which God has delivered us? If we have been freed from the bondage to alcohol or drugs, or to an old relationship that was not healthy for us, why would we ever want to return to that old life? We knew that old situation or relationship was not good for us, but we sometimes complain and want to go back. We may not be completely comfortable with our “new life.” Just as the sons of Israel could not see that God would continue to take care of them, we may not be able to trust that God will take care of us. Could it be that we are not accepting that He knows what is best for us? As our loving Heavenly Father, God provides for and watches over us always.

Dear Father: Thank You for freeing us from our old life. Strengthen us to trust You to take care of us in the new life You have given us. In Jesus name, Amen.

© 2009 Diane E. Hussey