Back to Egypt..NOT!

Our sermon today was about going back to Egypt.  When Moses led the people out of Egypt it was a long hard road to the promised land.  In Egypt the Israelites were slaves to the Egyptians, but they had food to eat and shelter but they were also in bondage.  Moses led the people out of Egypt, but it wasn't long before the Egyptians were chasing them to bring them back to slavery.  The Israelites came tot he Red Sea which appeared to be a dead end, but instead of trusting God and moving forward they wanted to go back to Egypt, why, because it was familiar to them.  God parted the sea and the Israelites crossed to the other side to safety.  Their next challenge was food or lack of it.  Most felt they would be better off to go back to Egypt than to starve.  All through their journey out of Egypt and to the promised land the Israelites wanted to go back to Egypt.  They wanted to go back to that familiar place where they knew what to expect.  Even if it meant slavery.

In life it is very easy to go back to our Egypt, to slip back into that comfort zone even if God is calling us somewhere else.  Fight the urge to go back and surrender to the Lord's calling.  If you are not in His will, you will be miserable all of your days even if you are in your comfort zone.