How quickly the people go from worship (4:31), to fear and anger. They were just told that God had remembered them. It’s quite likely that Moses revealed (through Aaron) that God was going to deliver them from bondage. They were probably excited about the chance to worship God, but they instead received additional work and were accused of laziness. They get upset with Moses, and Moses gets upset with God!
The key word here is expectations. We get into trouble when we expect things to happen, or things to happen in a particular way, and then they don’t. It can make us angry! But things happen, good and bad, and God uses all those things to work in our lives. And His promises always come to pass, but not necessarily according to our timing.
Thought for the day: When things don’t go the way we want, do we get mad, or do we trust?
Isaiah 55:8 (WEB) ” ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,’ says the LORD.”
Pastor Billington's Blog 