During Sunday's sermon, Reverend Cole used alliteration to describe the condition of ancient Israel following the exodus from Egypt. The people of God were:
*Free, and wandering;
*Free, and wasting;
*Free, and wanton.
*Free, and wandering;
*Free, and wasting;
*Free, and wanton.
They had been liberated from captivity. But, as was shared on Sunday, they became bound in other forms of slavery. They wore the chains of grumbling and complaining against God and His leaders. They wore the chains of longing for the land and culture of their oppressors. They wished they'd remained in captivity.
I find myself reluctant to pull this text into the present, because I don't know anyone who enjoys being indicted. But we must contemplate the Egypt in us.
Have we preferred feasts to fasts?
Is prayer a regular habit, or is it reserved for "Red Sea" emergencies?
Are we still embracing the things (or people) that God has urged us to leave?
The worship team, in one of their songs, sang the refrain "I'm never going back!" Amen. God has set us free. Why go back to slavery?
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