Thrown Into The Sea

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying:

“I will sing to the LORD,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
Exodus 15:1 

A moment of happy celebration directed to and sung to the Lord our God. Surely this moment and the memory of the Lord's triumph would sustain the people through much adversity, right? Three days. Same chapter, verse 24 begins, "And the people complained against Moses..." That's it? Three days? That speaks to our condition rather eloquently it seems. How quickly we forget the Lord's triumphs for us in the light of our present distress. "What shall we drink?" The complaint went up against the Lord's servant a mere three days after the crossing of the Red Sea. How easily we complain against the Lord and His chosen messengers in any age of fallen man. Changing us from that sort of behavior to absolute trust and faith in our Lord is the work of His Holy Spirit in us. And even we can see from this what a lengthy and difficult journey that must be as the Spirit guides us through this life of tribulation and trial. 

It is interesting to note that a few years later the Lord chose an accomplished groaner from among His people to bring the light of the Lord to the people of Nineveh. This groaner would have to be thrown into the sea himself before he made the turn around in life that sent him on the way to his mission assignment. 

Praise to the Lord our God as we walk toward His blessed sanctification! 

Bucky