Day One in the Desert

Day One in the Desert

“So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur.

And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.”  Exodus 15:22

When Moses brought the Israelites out into the wilderness of a place called Shur, a part of the Arabian Desert. On day one they began to complain because they had no water to drink and God provided water.  A few days later when they wanted bread, they complained again,   “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full” Exodus 16:3

They weren’t happy because they had wanted change, but they didn’t want to wait for it.  They wanted to go back to the old ways which in the end would have destroyed them. Moses warned them. “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” Exodus 15:26

Right now, our country has departed from the ‘old ways’ and has entered the desert; a way unknown to us.  However, now is the time to stand firm in our new leader.  He is different; we don’t know what he is going to do, but we need to give him a chance.  It isn’t all going to happen overnight.  We might feel like we’re wandering around in the desert for a while because it is different than what we are used to.  I only know that God will still provide for us and I believe it will be better than we had in the past.

The Bible tells us that God puts leaders in place and he takes them out.  I believe God’s hand is on this leader and we may have to go through some things before it all gets better.  The Israelites spent years and years battling against their leader and because they did it caused them all kinds of trouble. Not every leader is perfect and not everyone will agree with them. Just remember that it’s not the leader that saves us – it is God who saves us and brings us through. 

We all know it is time for a change, even if some don’t approve of the new leader.  Accept the fact that it won’t all run smooth because it never does, but look to the future and expect the best.

A divided country is a weak country and during troubles times, weakness is not what we need.  To make our nation strong again we need to stand side by side; casting prejudice off and petty differences aside.  We need to once again take pride in this country which has given and aided all mankind.  Get rid of the stigma of ‘politically correct.’ We began with ‘one nation under God’ and let us be called a “Godly Nation” once again.

If you choose to live a gay, lesbian, or transgender lifestyle, do it, but don’t expect Christians to bow down to your demands, or to your way of life.  We have as much right to live a Christian life as you do your choice of lifestyle. Christians need to begin to stand up and not be afraid of what they say.  Maybe we should begin doing protests and marches for the Christian to be treated fairly. 

Now it’s Day One and we will have the same challenges the Israelites had when everything changed for them.  It takes guts to face challenges – do you have the guts to do it?  Just remember that “With God, all things are possible!”