The Back to Egypt Committee...
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The "Back to Egypt Committee" is alive and well. We can all relate to the pain and struggle of transitions. There is a desert-like existence between the known past and the uncertain future. The past, however unpleasant, represents a known quantity, in other words, security.
I remember a woman in a Sunday school class I once taught. Almost every Sunday she would tell us about all the miserable things that had happened in her office within the past week, sometimes shedding tears. She was intelligent, educated, and attractive, so I suggested that she look for a more fulfilling position. She had seniority there and would not even consider a move.
It is a shame to waste our lives and our God-given gifts being miserable. Fear of the future can cripple us to the point where we feel as if we are wasting away. When we hurt, we call upon God to remove the painful experience.
When we find ourselves in those desert places of life, God does not always come to remove the snakes or the dangers of our lives, but God does offer a way to cope with the situation. God does not abandon either the Hebrews or us, but God does raise up a pole with a snake on it. Here they will find the salvation they seek. They will find life.
I remember a woman in a Sunday school class I once taught. Almost every Sunday she would tell us about all the miserable things that had happened in her office within the past week, sometimes shedding tears. She was intelligent, educated, and attractive, so I suggested that she look for a more fulfilling position. She had seniority there and would not even consider a move.
It is a shame to waste our lives and our God-given gifts being miserable. Fear of the future can cripple us to the point where we feel as if we are wasting away. When we hurt, we call upon God to remove the painful experience.
When we find ourselves in those desert places of life, God does not always come to remove the snakes or the dangers of our lives, but God does offer a way to cope with the situation. God does not abandon either the Hebrews or us, but God does raise up a pole with a snake on it. Here they will find the salvation they seek. They will find life.
