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In Numbers 11 we find the people complaining about their situation. They had left Egypt, were on a journey that wasn’t peaches and cream. Have you ever complained about your situation? We all have at some time. They were stuck in the desert with that manna from heaven. Waiting for the cloud to move. Grumbling. One translation identifies the grumblers as ‘a mixed multitude,’ indicating not only Israelites but other former slaves as well as Egyptians who had gone with them. People with little knowledge of the Living God.
Moses heard them complaining. So did God. Complaining about the journey and the manna. Hey, that manna was tasty, some say much like fresh donuts but with energy for the entire day! God was with them. Shady cloud by day, warming fire by night. Their protection and direction.
God’s anger blazed up at their complaints. Unhappy with Me? Want meat? God promised them meat to eat. For an entire month, saying, “You’re going to be so sick of meat that you’ll throw up at the mere mention of it. And here’s why: Because you have rejected God who is right here among you, whining to His face, ‘Oh, why did we ever have to leave Egypt?’” Verse 19. They were looking for reverse gear.
It’s an interesting chapter. Moses asks God where was all that meat going to come from, and God replies in verse 23, “So, do you think I can’t take care of you?” That My hand is so short it cannot reach you? You’ll see soon enough…. And they did!
Dear friend, I feel this is a word for our time, in these days of grace. Perhaps we feel like we are in a desert. Wandering. Pilgrims in search of something better. Wickedness seemingly in control worldwide, nationwide for sure. Perhaps we are downcast and even grumbling. “Where is God” we might be saying. Wishing for reverse gear.
This is not a time for grumbling, fear, or reverse gear. It IS a time, however, to fear NOT, to recall His promises toward us believers. A time to take courage, not from what we hear in media but from the eternal Word of God.
Today is the day to lift our heads, for our redemption is one day closer. To lift our heads and rejoice in the God Who is faithful, gracious, merciful — Who has purposed GOOD for His people. He WILL preserve us and bring us through. YES!
I believe it is a time to celebrate His victory — in the world, the nation, our lives, BEFORE we see it in the natural. Why, it’s a day to break out into a victory dance, letting the Holy Spirit come upon us.
Yes, today is OUR DAY — to COME ALIVE!
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