Cloud by Day, Fire by Night
Greetings in the Lord! How many people know what it is to try and help someone that really isn't sold on their freedom yet? You know, they complain all day long and you can clearly see their oppression, but ultimately, when you try to help them they resist you; they get stubborn and shift their complaining from against their captors to you! Some thanks, huh? Well, today's word comes from Exodus 17 and it is basically about this topic: Moses being sent to deliver the Israelites from their cruel bondage only to have them turn on him in the desert when they become thirsty. Kind of reminds me of when I was in Russia. For years the people suffered under the oppression of Communism, yet, now that they've been living in "freedom" from that they reminisce about the "security" and "prestige" of the old Communist days. They would tell me, "At least under Communism you had a job and would get a salary--we aren't guaranteed of anythi