Exodus 16:3
“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
Israel remembered Egypt as a place of full stomachs and easy days. They forgot the chains. Look at this verse again. Hunger made slavery look appealing. Memory has a way of editing the past. We do that too. We remember laughter and forget the worry. We confuse youth with joy and familiarity with safety. The past feels safe because it is finished. But God never called His people to live backward. He meets us in today. Manna falls fresh each morning. Yesterday cannot feed us now.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.
Suggested thought for prayer.
Lord, help me trust You for today’s bread and not romanticize yesterday, but walk faithfully with You right now.