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Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 16
Good morning Chapel family. We are taking the summer of 2021 to walk through the book of Exodus. The word Exodus literally means ''a way out.'' And the last two weeks, we've seen a major turning point in the story, because after 430 years living as slaves in Egypt, God has made a way out. God raised up Moses; he parted the Red Sea; and the Israelite people are free. So picture these hundreds of thousands of people, standing on the other side of the Red Sea, carrying all their possessions with them...Now what?
If I had never read the book of Exodus before, here's what I would expect: they would walk straight to the Promised Land. That would make sense, right? I mean, they've been through so much already; it seems like it's time to draw the story to a close. Maybe one more chapter-possibly two-a nice little hike to their new homeland, and it would be a very happy ending. Wouldn't that be nice? That's not what happens. In fact, there are a lot of chapters left. Why? Well, because they're not ready yet. They've lived all their lives as slaves, and they've developed some habits and some ways of thinking that God needs to work on. And that's going to take some time.
You know what this means for us, right? We've been saying every week that the story of the Israelites is our story. So just like God was bringing them from here to there-from where they were to where he wanted them to be-God does the same thing in our lives: right now, God is working in you and around you to lead you to where you need to be. But just like with the Israelites, it's not an instant process. It's a journey. And along the way, God works on those habits and those ways of thinking that need to change. And you can look at that as a negative thing, like, ''Oh, man-God keeps picking on me!'' Or you can look at it as a privilege, like, ''God cares enough about me to train me and develop me? This is amazing!''
So ...
Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 16
Good morning Chapel family. We are taking the summer of 2021 to walk through the book of Exodus. The word Exodus literally means ''a way out.'' And the last two weeks, we've seen a major turning point in the story, because after 430 years living as slaves in Egypt, God has made a way out. God raised up Moses; he parted the Red Sea; and the Israelite people are free. So picture these hundreds of thousands of people, standing on the other side of the Red Sea, carrying all their possessions with them...Now what?
If I had never read the book of Exodus before, here's what I would expect: they would walk straight to the Promised Land. That would make sense, right? I mean, they've been through so much already; it seems like it's time to draw the story to a close. Maybe one more chapter-possibly two-a nice little hike to their new homeland, and it would be a very happy ending. Wouldn't that be nice? That's not what happens. In fact, there are a lot of chapters left. Why? Well, because they're not ready yet. They've lived all their lives as slaves, and they've developed some habits and some ways of thinking that God needs to work on. And that's going to take some time.
You know what this means for us, right? We've been saying every week that the story of the Israelites is our story. So just like God was bringing them from here to there-from where they were to where he wanted them to be-God does the same thing in our lives: right now, God is working in you and around you to lead you to where you need to be. But just like with the Israelites, it's not an instant process. It's a journey. And along the way, God works on those habits and those ways of thinking that need to change. And you can look at that as a negative thing, like, ''Oh, man-God keeps picking on me!'' Or you can look at it as a privilege, like, ''God cares enough about me to train me and develop me? This is amazing!''
So ...
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