The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the LORD said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not. Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, ‘Draw near to the LORD, for he has heard your complaining.’” And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. 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.’” In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. (Exodus 16:2-4,9-15, NRSV)
We always look back… We remember the things that make where we were great…
The fleshpots, and eating our fill, and now here we are out here in the wilderness and we are going to starve to death.
And no what is this…
We complain when things don’t go our way, or the way we think they should go.
That is why we should listen to the immortal words of Pumba, “In times like this… You got to put your behind in the past.”
We need to not look back and move forward. The Israelites were walking in the wilderness with God! They had His protection and His provision, He was providing for them, and even gave them meat when they whined about it. Ungrateful for what He had given them, they just whined for more…
So put your behind in the past and look forward to God’s provision.
aSacredRebel 