Sermons
Why would God lead his people to the desert where they have no food? That’s what the Israelites are asking in Exodus 16. When we find ourselves in the Wilderness, we often ask the same question.
“Why have you brought me here, God?”
“Are you still even there?”
This morning, as we look for God in the Wilderness, we see that God is not only present, but his mercy is over the top.
As the parched Israelites get to a desert spring so bitter they can’t drink it, they assume God is cruel, not merciful. Yet this water is the greatest mercy imaginable.
Today, with the benefit of hindsight, we realize God’s mercy is sometimes so lavish that it’s beyond our understanding and even offensive. Will you allow God’s sweet mercy to overcome the bitter taste in your mouth?
