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This has to be one of the top moments from history that you'd want to see in person, right? If you had a time machine, you'd want to go back and see the waters parted. I'd be so curious to know what it looked like, how the people walked through the sea bed, and how the waters closed over the Egyptians. I'd want to marvel at the waters piling up. It's easy to think that if you ever saw such a miracle, you'd never doubt the power of God again. Right?
Well, until the next time something bad happened. That's what the Egyptians thought. As soon as they grew hungry or thirsty, they assumed that God had forgotten about them.
We have short memories. We're very much a people who evaluate others based on what they've done for us lately. We don't consider extenuating circumstances or give people credit for years and years of activities -- if they mess up the most recent thing, they're out.
Thankfully, God doesn't consider us in the same way. God doesn't kick us out when we get something wrong. God pours out grace upon us, just as God continues to feed and sustain the Israelites.
May that transform the way we treat one another, offering others the same grace we have received.
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