You know the story. Exodus 14. The Israelites were delivered out of the hands of Pharaoh. Then led by Moses, they saw the Egyptians bearing down on them. Nowhere to go because they were boarded by the Red Sea, here is their reaction:
"They were totally afraid. They cried out in terror to God. They told Moses, "Weren't the cemeteries large enough in Egypt so that you had to take us out here in the wilderness to die? What have you done to us, taking us out of Egypt? Back in Egypt didn't we tell you this would happen? Didn't we tell you, 'Leave us alone here in Egypt—we're better off as slaves in Egypt than as corpses in the wilderness."
Then God delivered them by parting the Red Sea, allowing them safe passage. Then, as Pharaoh's army is crossing, the sea closed up. After realizing their deliverance, here's their reaction:
"Sing to God— what a victory! He pitched horse and rider into the sea!"
Then they got hungry and thirsty. With no sign of food or water, here's their reaction:
"They got to Marah, but they couldn't drink the water at Marah; it was bitter. That's why they called the place Marah (Bitter). And the people complained to Moses, "So what are we supposed to drink?"
They couldn't see God. They complained. They saw God at work. They praised. They didn't see God. They complained. Up, down, up down. The "Israeli roller coaster."
Are you riding your own roller coaster? Take a snapshot of where you are right now. Are you complaining to God? Are you praising? Has it ever occurred to you that God was always there to help the Israelites in their time of need? He's was always there for them. He's always here for you.
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