Amnesia

 Exodus 14:10-12 - "As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. ¹¹ They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? ¹² Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”

How easily we forget God's power, and what he has done for us. God showed his mighty power in Egypt and delivered them from slavery. He not only delivered them, but caused the Egyptians to give them goods and weapons. Yet, the minute they saw trouble, they turned on God.

How often do we do the same thing. We might not be as radical in our statements as the people of Israel, but none the less, we have amnesia about all that God has done for us. As result, we panic and scurry about in a frenzy, often trying to resolve the problem on our own. The seeming immediate doom blinds us to God's love, grace, mercy and power.

Lord help us in those times to calm our minds and hearts and rest in your faithfulness.