If you have followed my blogs on CaringBridge, you know that I have two on the subject from Exodus about God bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. The Israelites had been in Egypt for 430 years. Think about it. That is a long time based on human reckoning of time. God had promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that they would return to Canaan and it would be their homeland. When Exodus begins, the prospects of this appear highly unlikely. But God had not forgotten his promise and He sent Moses to deliver Israel from Egyptian bondage. Of course, the Israelites thought this was a good idea and were all for it. One problem was that, while they seemed to expect an uncomplicated and easy journey out of Egypt, it did not turn out that way. Time after time, they attacked Moses and Aaron for taking them from the "security" of Egypt. One example of this kind of complaint is found in Exodus 16:3: 'And the children of Israel said unto them (Moses and Aaron), Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger." That is definitely not a statement of faith. However, we should not be too hard on the Israelities, for we want to be effective servants of God and see His work prosper, but we often want it with little sacrifice or service from ourselves. If we do not see the success that we think we should see, we complain about the leadership instead of looking at our own sorriness. We want to watch "Moses and Aaron" do their thing and we will be on the sidelines cheering. All of us share in the work of the Lord, and all of us need to approach His work in a spirit of positive faith. When we doubt and complain, we hold up what God is wanting to do through us. God did get the Israelites out of Egypt and, eventually, into the Promised Land. Those who made it were those who entered the land in faith. Think of your contribution to the progress of the church to which you belong. Does the work go on to success because of you or in spite of you? Think about it and pray about it.
Bro. Joe
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