THE PRAYER THAT asked why

Have you ever prayed for something, and it seemed like God did the opposite?

Following God’s instructions, Moses made the journey to Egypt and announced to the Israelite slaves that God was going to perform mighty miracles and set them free. The people rejoiced at this wonderful news, bowing down to worship God.

Encouraged by the people’s response, Moses approached Pharaoh with God’s demand, “Let my people go!” That’s where it all started to go wrong.

“No,” Pharaoh shouted. In fact, he was so annoyed at Moses for distracting his workforce that he decided to make the slaves work even harder.

The people were angry, but not at Pharaoh; they were angry at Moses! Yet Moses had only done what God commanded. In sheer frustration, Moses cried to God, “Why did you send me if You were only going to make things worse?”

It seems a fair question. “I will bring you to the land I promised,” God assured him. Moses just had to keep trusting. He didn’t yet see that this was all part of a rescue plan that was beyond his wildest dreams—even Pharaoh’s stubbornness.

It’s okay to be honest in prayer and ask God about things that don’t make sense. But remember that God sees what we don’t; He might be working out a plan that’s bigger than we could imagine!

PRAYER: Exodus 32:7-13

ANSWER : Exodus 32:14