40 years is a long time to be wandering in the wilderness, but that's precisely what happened

to the Hebrews.

Their journey was filled with surprises, such as the miraculous parting of the Red Sea,

drinking water from Iraq and receiving mana from heaven.

Today on Insight for Living, Chuckswendall draws a parallel between Israel's plight and our

recent journey through the COVID lockdown.

Reflecting on the past is a healthy discipline.

Deuteronomy 8 verse 2 says, You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God led you

these 40 years in the wilderness.

A dear faithful loving God, how grateful we are for seeing us through these 12 months,

filled with the full spectrum of emotion, experiences.

As we never dreamed would occur to place, those we loved and held close to ourselves as

the year began are no longer with us, and we have lost them and they have come to you

in your presence having left us.

And we are grateful for the memory of their lives, for what they meant to us.

We also remember how faithful you have been.

You have met our needs.

You have never abandoned us.

You have remained near and dear, holding us close to yourself.

Some at the beginning of the year were healthy and strong, but at the end of this year,

find themselves sick, some quite seriously ill, that change has caused a whole number

of things to happen in the home and the family.

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