EXODUS 5:22-23

Then Moses turned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.”

TO PONDER

It's a fantastic children's book...Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. From the moment Alexander woke up, he noticed the bubble gum that was in his mouth when he fell asleep was now stuck in his hair. Then, when he got out of bed, he tripped on his skateboard. In the bathroom, he accidentally dropped his favorite jumper into the sink while the water was on. At breakfast, his brothers find prizes in their breakfast cereal boxes, whereas Alexander does not. And that's just the start of the day. It goes from bad to worse at school and then after school, he has to go to the dentist where a cavity is found that needs to be filled...then the shoe store doesn't have the shoes he really wants.. When he eventually gets to bed, he bites his tongue but to add insult to injury, the cat decides to sleep with his brother instead of him. It's a terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very bad Day. For Moses and the people of God...this is their story too. It's a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. What starts as a bad day, gets even worse when Moses does what God calls him to do! 

Maybe you can relate...you do what God calls you to do and things go from bad to worse. The obstacles seem harder, the problems increase, life becomes more difficult and you end up, not at peace, but more disillusioned, despondent or defeated. It's at times like this that we are confronted with the question, "Who is the Lord?" He is the God who is moving in our lives, who is faithful to his promises to his people and gives hope to his people We don't have hope because maybe my suffering will end. It might not. We don't have hope because we know things will get better. They may not. But he is a God who is involved in our lives, who hears our groans, sees our suffering and acts to deliver us...not always in the way we expect, not always in the timeframe we desire. But he will deliver. That's his promise.

PRAYER:

Lord, take my hand and lead me, along life's way. Protect and guide and feed me from day to day. Without your grace and favour, I go astray, so take my hand and lead me, and choose the way. Amen.

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