Promised Land

God freed the Israelites from Egyptian slavery but they asked to go back when things got tough. It's a scary thing when slavery becomes more familiar than freedom. We decline the Lord's dinner invitation by the lake for the predictability of three rations per day.

Sometimes we choose the predictability of slavery only because it's all we know. Sadly, the routine of life in prison becomes a comfort to us. Fear becomes normal. Depression. Lust. Addiction. Anger. Opinions of people. All these things can start to become normal and routine. 

But deliverance only comes after leaving the false comforts of slavery. We must get fed up - at some point we must wake up to the truth of our calling - the truth of who we are - the truth of who we were created to be - the truth of how much we are loved. At some point our desire for freedom must overshadow the false comforts of slavery - even when the road to freedom seems a little unpredictable. If we don't trust that God is able to part the Red Sea we will never arrive in the Promised Land.