Day 45: Believing What God Says (Really)

Hebrews 12; Exodus 16-17; Proverbs 7:6-27

Esau sold his blessing for one meal, he traded a long-term gain for momentary comfort.  He did not consider his future or the eternal consequences.  In our tough circumstances, I hope we do not trade our temporary discomfort or frustration for God's long term blessing and plan.  We may have said it before, and meant it or not, but I hope we DO trust in God's plan for us.  I DO believe that God has our best interests at heart.

Humans can be so blind and selfish.  Look what God had done and the Israelites started to worry about what they were eating.  They were complaining that the food available in their freedom was nothing compared to their food in captivity.  They desired the wrong thing, lost their perspective.  They complained about the Holy Lord Almighty—and instead of getting angry and just sending them back to Egypt, God provided for them, for forty long years.  And despite this miracle, some still disobeyed by not trusting, but trying to take more of the blessing (manna) than was needed or warranted.  They tried to work on the Sabbath and didn’t trust God to continue to provide.  The Israelites also directed their complaints at Moses, God’s servant rather than God himself.  They blamed Moses for the hand of The Lord.  Maybe that was because they put more weight in Moses or they were afraid to complain directly to God, but either way, it was wrong.  We need to support our church leaders and not blame them for situations in the church.  We also need to believe in The Lord that he will provide.

May we keep our eyes fixed on God, on Christ's glorious sacrifice and suffering and how his resurrection accomplished everything.  I hope that we can be mindful of the Lord's correction.  Teach us, show us where we fall short, help us to learn.  Sometimes I feel like I don’t know anything, and I want wisdom and understanding of God, his word, this world around me, and the world to come, so badly.  I know that as God deems us ready, he would reveal himself and his truths to us.  Teach us and guide us, correct and discipline us.