“I will bring you to the land I swore…I am the Lord”…Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor. ~Exodus 6:8,9
The Lord promises Moses that he will bring Israel to the land he promised to them as a possession.
Moses delivers that word to the Israelites.
But the Israelites don’t trust Moses. From their perspective, all he’s brought them so far is getting on Pharaoh’s bad side and paying the consequences through harsh, unreasonable working conditions.
We believe and know that Moses is truly speaking with the Lord and delivering the Lord’s messages to Israel, but the average Israelite is still suspicious. And discouraged. And suffering under the harshest of labor.
Under such conditions, our hearts can harden. In our suspicion of others and discouragement, we can lose sight of God entirely—we can become cynical and resigned.
- Where are you experiencing discouragement today?
- What might motivate you, despite discouragement and suspicion, to nevertheless listen to God?