"The Choice is Ours"

"Egypt was glad when they departed: for fear of them fell upon them." (Psalms 105:38)
Another thing that we need to know about that word "feeble," is the why, as in why "there was not one feeble person among their tribes": it was because God said everyone shall go, so He had given them the strength for the journey. I really don't know what I would do without the Lord in my life; there are just too many reasons in this life to want to quit, to just throw in the towel and go crawl under a rock. But that's the real mystery of what our hope in Jesus is all about, He is our Rock! It is perfectly fine for me to go and crawl under Him! It is the Lord that continually gives me the strength for the journey; without Him in my life, I really don't know what I would do. Here is the contrast between those that know the Lord and those that don't: those that know Jesus continually have hope, those that don't, don't. Does that mean that believers never loose hope? I wish it were true, but sadly, even the strongest of God's saints can loose hope, some time or another. Hope is not a destination that we arrive to, so we can't just go there to find it; hope is where our faith is placed, so it is our faith that gives us hope, not the other way around. If you truly believe, then your faith will continually carry you through; through is the place where hope always is, and is always waiting. As for those that do not put their faith in Jesus, that does not mean that they do not have faith; everyone believes in something, it is just that the wrong something is not going to provide the right kind of hope. The verse above is a really good example of what that might look like. Egypt could have been convinced that the LORD was the One True God, and they could have been over their worship of the creation instead of the Creator; but their faith was so fixed upon the wrong something, that all they could see was their something being destroyed. It is easy to see why they were glad to see Israel leave their land, because they were convinced that Israel was a curse, and did not notice how that God blessed Israel and the land that they dwelt in. Do you see what I am trying to say? It is all about a matter of perspective. Any given time, our hearts can believe on the wrong something; whether it be our jobs or our family or our bank accounts; there are so many things that can distract us from where our faith must be placed. And in case you were unaware, hope is what gives us strength. That is how it is that believers loose hope; something has come between us and Jesus...
"If you think you are standing, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols. You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true." (1 Corinthians 10:12-15) NLT