[[-SOAP HUB]] | [[-Exodus Overview]] | [[Exodus 16]] ## Title: Our Memory Will Lie To Us ## Scripture: (Exodus 16:3) The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger!” (NET) ## Observation: As a pastor, I have to be very careful about telling stories at funerals. I have learned the hard way that many people will remember the same story very differently. To one person, a story may bring comfort and it can bring great pain to someone else. The truth is that our memories will lie to us. They will make some moments bigger than they are or dull the hard edges of other moments. In the text today, the people forgot about the cruel life of slavery and only remembered the free food. They had forgotten that none of it was free. The cost was their freedom. At that moment, they did not remember the Lord’s goodness. All they saw was their pain. This is why we need to trust the Lord and have people we trust in our lives. We do not always see things clearly. Therefore, we must trust that today is better than we realize, and yesterday is not where we need to be. All is in God’s hands, and He is always good. ## Application: Is there any area where you need to stop looking back and start looking forward? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for leading us in spite of ourselves.