I read this for my devotion this morning.
There is a story about a farmer who was known for his negative attitude. One day a neighbor stopped by and commented on the farmers wonderful crop. You must be extremely happy with this year's harvest, he said. The farmer grudgingly replied: "Well, yes, it looks like a pretty good one, but a bumper crop is awfully hard on the soil!"
The people of Israel had the same kind of complaining attitude. God had miraculously taken care of them during their wilderness wanderings, yet they constantly complained. For example, they griped about the manna that God had so graciously provided. Remembering the fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic of Egypt, they whined, "There is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!" (Numbers 11:6). What ingratitude!
My Comment is this:
I am not a negative person. I could even say that I am content most of the time. I have gone through periods of dire poverty when cupboards where pretty empty.
But...having to eat "manna", (since we do not know what that is let's replace that with rice) for days un end even weeks, I am not sure I would forget the good days!
What about you?
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