The Israelites were set free, and how did they thank God? Mostly, they grumbled. They grumbled about the food and the water and the desert and the journey and everything else.
God could have easily left the people on their own, wondering if they would ever be truly grateful for anything. But God was committed to God's people. God was committed to demonstrating how God could sustain them through challenging seasons. The journey through the wilderness wasn't going to be easy, but it was intended to form a people with a new identity. They had been slaves for four centuries -- it was going to take time for them to learn how to be God's people and how to depend on God.
God is still teaching us today. We allow so many different things to define our identities in this day and age. We are fractured, chasing so many competing priorities. The voice of the Holy Spirit is speaking to us, calling to us, reminding us of the God who has set us free and set us aside to serve as faithful disciples in this day and age.
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