Contemplative Bible Reading

Genesis 5:22-23 (New Living Translation)

22 Then Moses went back to the Lord and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me? 23 Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!”

Moses, after some strong convincing by God, has returned to Egypt to bring the people out and to the land promised to their ancestors. Moses has spoken to Pharaoh. That didn’t go well. Pharaoh changed the work rules and now demands more product in the same amount of time for the same food.

Things are worse.

Moses has the nerve to accuse God of bringing more trouble on the people. Pharaoh is more brutal and you, God, are doing nothing. YOU ARE DOING NOTHING! YOUR PLAN ISN’T WORKING!

Let’s add the word “yet” onto the end of that statement.

Stop. Breathe. Wait. God works in God’s time. Sometimes, despite all my patience and wisdom and understanding, God’s time does not match my time and that just drives me nuts. It was driving Moses nuts those thousands of years ago. Not much has changed in those thousands of years.

Please God, help me in my unbelief.