When God set his timetable for giving Moses the commandments written in stone, the Israelites felt God’s timetable was too drawn out. They were tired of waiting and decided to do something about it.

Frustrated by Moses’ long absence, the Israelites grew impatient. They asked Aaron to replace Moses and the God who led them out of slavery with something Aaron could fashion with his own hands. A golden calf.

We might look at the Israelites, and others whose stories are recorded in scripture for us to learn from, shake our heads, and wonder what their problem was. When we do that, I’m afraid we forget about all the times we feel God’s timetable is not to our liking.

Maybe we don’t create a golden calf to replace the God who led us out of our slavery of sin, but do we fuss and fume and get upset when God isn’t working as quickly as we believe he should?

The longer the Israelites waited for this Moses to return, the more they doubted and failed to trust. They also forgot what God through Moses had already accomplished on their behalf.

Escape from Egypt? Red Sea? Manna? Quail? Water from the rock?

Cloud by day? Fire by night? Clothes that never wore out?

When we grow tired of waiting, like the Israelites, we have choices. We can look back and see all the times God provided for us, especially in those tough times of our wait, continue to wait upon the Lord, and trust he’ll continue to provide. Even when his timetable is not our own.

Or we can forget all the times God provided for us, especially in those tough times of our wait, and decide we’re tired of waiting, abandon God, and make some god to lead us.

If we’re smart, we’ll realize God’s timetable is perfect, providing exactly what we need at exactly the right moment.

What do you do when you grow tired of waiting?

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When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.” Exodus 32:1 (NLT)

I wish you well.

Sandy

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