In Exodus 16, the Israelites find themselves in the wilderness. Instead of a land of milk and honey, they get a desert. The promise falls short. Deliverance at the sea leads into the godforsaken wilderness. Dancers and singers are stopped dead in their tracks. Salvation from one kind of death leads into the teeth of another. Familiar resources like food and water disappear.
Yet even in the wilderness, God is responsive to the needs of these complaining people. Deliverance comes, but not in being removed from the wilderness. A table is spread in the very presence of the enemy.
How do you manage the wilderness experiences of your life? How do you find sustenance in your personal deserts? Why does God sometimes take us from victory to misery?
In this sermon, we seek to answer these questions.
