Isreal: A Short Story

This morning I pondered on the new year that is just days away. Every year I release a New Year's message to encourage you. Therefore, I grabbed my bible to see what God wanted to speak to me through His word. As I flipped through the pages I stopped at Psalms 106. As I began to read, my eyes embraced the seventh verse and something began to stir in my spirit. Reflecting inwardly about the actions of the children of Isreal I began to compare them to my own in 2015. Have I considered God's wondrous works; did I remember the abundance of His steadfast love? Did He rebuke the Red Sea ( the impossible obstacles) that stood before me; creating a clear, dry, safe path for me. Yet, had I rebelled every time I faced another Red Sea experience. Had I forgotten to continually believe His word and to sing His …show more content…
Did He deliver me from the hand of the foe; redeeming me from the power of the enemy, but soon after had I forgotten His works; and not waited on His counsel? Have I put God to the test in the desert? Did He give me what I asked, but it consumed me because I was not ready for it? Have I exchanged the Glory of God for the images of Success? Have I forgotten God, my Savior and all the great things He has done since He delivered me from Egypt? Have I forgotten the testimonies of my past because there was no movement of the new sea before me? Have I despised the pleasant land, having no faith in His promises? Have I murmured so much about the things that I did not see that it has silenced the voice of the Lord? Have I provoked the Lord with my unbelief? Have I compromised and become entangled with people and assignments that God did not ordain? Have I moved when He told me to be still? Have I been still when He told me to move? Have I ran towards the wisdom of man before seeking Him first? Like Moses, have I been so angry with the people that I became bitter in my spirit and found myself speaking rashly with my lips towards them? Have I truly believed the promises of