The
Lord brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold;
and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. Egypt was glad
when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. The Lord spread a
cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light
the darkness. They asked for meat; and he sent them quail; he
satisfied their hunger with manna –bread from heaven. He split open
a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry
wasteland. For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant
Abraham. So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen
ones with rejoicing. He gave his people the lands of pagan nations,
and they harvested crops that others had planted. All this happened
so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise
the Lord! Psalm 105: 37-45 NLT
Okay,
so this psalm has done a careful bit of editing around the whole
wandering in the wilderness story. But that's okay because the focus
is not on the whining of God's people. The focus is on what God did
for them.
God
got them out of dodge with lots of doodads. In other words, they left
a rich people. No one was left behind. God provided covering during
the day, light at night and a clear path to follow. God made sure
they had meat, bread, and water in the merciless desert. God never
forgot his promise to Abraham – even when it was a bit delayed. He
then gave them the promised land with plenty of homes, land and crops
that they did not plant themselves.
God
did all these things so that God's people will be as faithful as God
was.
Too
bad we have let God down.
God,
forgive me when I have not been as committed to you as you are to me.
You have done so much for me, even with all my complaints. Thank you.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
Copyright
2012 Amelia G. Sims
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