The Rudder

One of the biggest Christian recording artists in the late 70’s and early 80’s was a guy named Kieth Green. I went to several of his concerts, including the memorial concert after he graduated this life. His music was compelling, thought provoking, tearful at times, and then there were some that were, well, interesting…like this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf3Sm1tmdSA
The story goes that the Children of Israel, were tired of running laps around Mt. Sinai, and even though all they needed was being provided for them, they wanted to go back to their comfort zone in Egypt. The land of leeks and onions represented the old way; when things got tough, the Israelites reverted to what was comfortable. They always knew they could take a trip to Egypt and find what they lacked. Perhaps this was their reasoning: “If we can’t get it accomplished under the new way, why not go back to the way we used to do it? At least we know we can get it there.”
Walking by faith is difficult, it causes us to trust in something beyond our control or comfort zone. Jim Rohn, a motivational speaker once said “It’s easy to pay the price when the promise is clear.” In other words in business, if you know if you do a,b,and c that certain goals will be met. Likewise, Deuteronomy 8 had a promise to the Israelites, that if you pass this test…You’ll get to the promised land.