God had worked many miracles for the Jews, he was working
a daily miracle for them, dropping manna from heaven for them to eat. Their reaction should have been incredible
gratitude for the Lord’s love and care for them. But instead of thanking God for what they
had, what God had given them, they complained about what they didn’t have, and
started blaming God and driving Moses totally crazy.
“Would that we had meat for food!
We remember the fish we used to eat without cost in Egypt, and the
cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic! we see nothing before us but this manna”
Spiritually, emotionally, it is quite a
dangerous pastime when we sit around and think about all the things that we don’t
have. Or as we get older, simply to
think about all that we have lost. We
can work ourselves into a pretty heavy depression when we ruminate too often on
deteriorating agility, health—maybe our circle of friends is growing smaller,
maybe family members who should know better are calling less—we simply cannot
do the same things we used to with ease.
We can focus on things from the past so intensely that we forget about
the tremendous blessings God places in our midst every single day.
Every day, God reigns down upon this
altar everything we need for joy—everything—for he gives us Himself—what else
do we need? There is a constant danger—a tactic that the Enemy uses to distract
us—he distracts us with memories from the past so we do not appreciate the
blessings of the present. We can become
sour and jaded when we fail to appreciate and gave thanks for the blessings God
showers upon us now, today. Some people
seem to find their only joy in life through complaining. But our lips are not meant for complaining,
but for praising God, and for sharing the joy of the Gospel.
May the Holy Spirit help us to give up
the trappings of the past and the distractions of earthly pleasures, that we
may come to realize the true joy of heaven, for the glory of God and salvation
of souls.
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