Some of us desire Egypt (bondage to sin) because we’ve yet to develop an appetite for Canaan. Our relationship with God is based on what He does for us and what He gives us in this life. We crave blessings more than we crave the God of those blessings. Life is good when God is giving us all that we ask for. But when God says “no” or “not yet”, we revert to complaining and whining like ungrateful, spoiled children. We treat God like He’s a Shuga Daddy, instead of our Heavenly Father. We leave no room for God’s sovereignty or the fact the His will reigns over our own. Our every wish is supposed to be granted upon request. We haven’t understood or accepted that we can pray, but we don’t get to dictate how or if God answers our prayers.
We asked the Lord to feed us. He blessed us with manna. Now we’re complaining because we expect or prefer the meatpots and figs we had when we were in Egypt. Too spoiled to appreciate that we are still being fed! He didn’t have to give us that!
We will always struggle desiring to go back to Egypt or fail to appreciate Canaan, as long as we have a Canaan deficiency in our spiritual diet. You won’t crave what you won’t develop an appetite for. And truth be told, for way too many of us, the things of God are more like snacks and appetizers, but they’re not the main course. O, taste and see, that the Lord is good. What/Who are you really hungry for?!
*Tressa Jo
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