Ex 14:10-15a (NIV) As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11 They said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn't we say to you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"
13 Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
15a Then the Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me?
NOTE: How quickly we forget God's previous interactions in our life. As soon as the next crisis hits, it is as if God had never intervened in our life or given us a glimpse of his goodness. Even Moses struggles. While his words are strong, apparently he is not so sure when he goes to God. I don't think God is angry with him, but rather questions him to help him see that his previous words were true, and that he needed to believe what he told the people to believe.
When are my words different from my actual beliefs? C.S. Lewis called it a house of cards, his faith. It looks good, but it takes a slight wind to destroy it all. And even worse, we go back and rebuild the house of cards. Our faith needs to be much stronger. Our words need to reflect our heart's convictions. We need to build our faith on rock (Jesus is the foundation) with rock (God's word -- is my word not like a rock?) to withstand the tests of life.
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