Thursday Reflection July 15, 2021

Thursday Reflection July 15, 2021

The Lord hears you

“The Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, “At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.” Exodus 16: 11-12

Greeting friends,

A month had now passed since the people of Israel left Egypt and they were in the wilderness between Elim and Mount Sinai. It’s not the life they expected having left Egypt, so they began to complain to Moses and Aaron: “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into the desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”

The Israelites were disappointed, because this was not the life they had envisioned after leaving Egypt. They expected a life filled with security, happiness, contentment, joy, food, and a home, after all, it was God who took them out of bondage. There they were in the wilderness with nothing to eat, so they grumbled and complained.

Complaining is not the best way to bring across your concerns as the Israelite’s did. They thought they were complaining against Moses, but they were complaining against God. Of course there were concerns but it is better to take it to the Lord in prayer.

The truth is at some point or another we all have concerns, but instead of complaining take it to the Lord in prayer for He hears. For some of us we too when we look over our lives and what we thought we would have already accomplished- a home, being married, a family, a car, a better job, etc we become disappointed or concerned. Instead of complaining tell it to the Lord for He hears.

The Israelites complained, but God still heard them and addressed their complaint. Will not the Lord answer our concerns if He answers the complaints of others? The text tells us that at twilight they will receive meat and in the morning they will have their fill of bread.

God is not only a God who hears, but He is a God who addresses our concerns. They complained about meat so the Lord gave them meat and they complained about food so the Lord provided bread. In the middle of the wilderness the Lord out of thin air provided for them, not only that He went beyond their expectation in providing Manna. Likewise, God who hears our concerns will answer us in ways we cannot even imagine.

Be encouraged the Lord has heard you and the Lord will provide for you. I do not know when your twilight is coming, but look for meat. I do not know when your morning will come, but the Lord will provide bread. And when the Lord has provided for you out of thin air you will KNOW it was the Lord.

Until next week wait for your twilight and your morning for the Lord has heard you.

Christopher Euphfa