FaithfullyFiredUp

So I went to follow along on a verse a day sheet and its verse was Psalm 106:19-22. These verses describe how the Israelites turn their back on God. It tells us about how they created a molten image to worship and they FORGOT God their Savior. It talks about how they forgot all the things He did to deliver them from oppression in Egypt. As I’m sitting here thinking about that I was stunned by how God’s chosen people were rescued, fed with miracles, protected in ways only God can, and still FORGOT Him. During the time of Exodus all the Israelites are wanting to go back to Egypt because at least there they had certain things that were not in the wilderness. I mean God has gotten them out of Egypt about to cross the Red Sea and people are asking to return. There were many highs and lows. They would be praising God and then grumbling and forgetting the wonderful things He did. And then I thought this is what we all do. It’s easy to look to God when you feel like things are out of control and crumbling. What happens when you are on the mountain? We forget what God carried us through and we think we somehow figured out everything on our own. Something important to remember is whether we are on top of the mountain or walking through a valley the only thing we should be doing is looking up. To put that into perspective we serve a merciful Creator, and when the Israelites cried out to the Lord He did help them even though they had times of unfaithfulness. It’s important to have gratitude and make sure we praise God for the ways He works in our life, and never forget those things even when things are going well.