Blame or Credit God?

Exodus 16:8 Moses continued, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and abundant bread in the morning, for he has heard the complaints that you are raising against him. Who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.”
 
ABOUT a month out of Egypt, God directed his people into the desert. Food, of course, is very scarce for about 1 million people. In Exodus 15, you will read of how God miraculously give them water. Now they are hungry.
      Israel, then, instead of trusting God’s provision, blamed Moses and Aaron: Exodus 16:3 “If only we had died by the Lord's hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” Moses’ response was, “Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.”
      Some might see Moses as shifting the blame away from himself. We think this way because blame is our sinful mindset. Even in our own mistakes or sins, we point to others and say, “It’s your fault.” How quickly, too, do we point to God in hard times to say, “These troubles are your fault!, God.”
      Moses is not blaming God, but he is glorifying God. God’s chosen leader is directing the Jews to know God has full authority over all things. “Who are we?” Moses said in submission to God’s power is Moses saying, “The LORD God is sovereign to do his will among.”
      This is a vital understanding in Israel’s formation as a nation. Only when they understand that they are his people will they obey his authority. They must trust he will care for their needs as they obey his commands, even those that direct them into the desert.
      This is essential for each of us, isn’t it? We can never be sure of our salvation until we accept God’s full authority over our souls. Knowing God’s full power, we turn from blame to the faithful prayer, “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10) We praise him for his care over us and glorify his name because his is the kingdom and the power and glory forever.
      Now think of this: if Moses had taken the blame, he might have received the credit when God delivered the daily manna to the Jews. Moses is telling the people, “Seek God. Petition him for your needs. He is the only one who can fill your stomachs.”  
      God’s relationship with you is always moving, always growing if you trust him. Psalms 23:4-5 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
      He’s given you his Word. He’s given to you himself. Believe this and live in faith..

LIFE Link: God always wants you to always seek him first.