Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Whine that Blinds

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(Exodus 26:2) “And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,”...

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Two weeks (15 days) into their deliverance and the people whined against their human leaders and ignored the divine leadership behind their deliverance. The nature of their misery, besides doubting God’s goodness and leadership, was focusing on what they could not see. They didn’t see God so they doubted His resources. Where would they get food and water? By focusing on their blindness--what they could not see--they blinded themselves to the joyful realities of what they were doing and where they were going.

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My eyes don’t see Jesus, but I see that He has proven His good leadership and care for me. Like them, my eyes look to the future without seeing certain human resources. However, because I see God’s faithful supply in my past and present, by faith I choose to rejoice in the possibilities of the future and I choose to revel in thankfulness for all I have now.

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Lord, open my eyes so I can grow even more in bold thankfulness.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You mentioned that you "choose" to rejoice and revel in the future. Is that a responsibility, or a response?