they have turned aside quickly

Thursday, March 26, 2009 Lenten Weekday

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: Exodus 32:7-14 Psalm 106:19-23 John 5:31-47

Exodus 32:8 they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'"

A little historical revisionism going on here wouldn't you say? When things do not go exactly like the people want, or think that they should go they right away turn to other gods and rewrite history, giving their false gods the credit.
Sounds a lot like the USA today. We are rewriting history in our culture and even in our school text books. We are writing God right out of the story and even making him to be a liability to people. If you are a Christian the time is coming when you will be the object of people's hatred and you will be discriminated against.
If we don't remember the truth of history, what God has done, that Jesus rose from the dead and that he will return to us, then we will face the same fate that those in the wilderness who chose the false gods received. If you remember they were swallowed up into the earth. Not good.

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to always remember what you have done and to trust that you are the same today and forever. Help me to be bold in my faith and not give in to the temptation to go with the crowd just because things aren't going my way.

Amen