If the Lord
could talk to Moses through a burning bush, beat the great and powerful Oz
(Pharaoh) at his own game and part the Red Sea with an upraised arm and a stick
you’d think the Lord could come up with a better menu than manna three times a
day seven days a week. I’m just saying. And even if the recently freed slaves
complain about the Sinai Diet © while waxing nostalgic about the meal package
in Egypt I think getting bit by vipers is overkill for what comes naturally to
human beings. When push comes to shove heaven knows humans will blame or
complain. Then again if God could get the children of Israel out of jail free
with "a mighty word and an outstretched arm" they should have trusted
that manna was just the appetizer for a Promised Land happy meal of milk and
honey. Maybe that is true for us as well. Times of trouble, as difficult as
they are to bear, are in the end still temporary and call for trust that the
God who provided in the past is more than able to get us through the present
while we journey towards the promised future.
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