We shake our heads at them, feeling smug in our self-righteousness. After all the miracles the Israelites witnessed, how could they still show such unbelief and discontent? They must have displayed an extraordinary level of obstinance to turn an 11-day journey ( Deuteronomy 1:2) into 40 years of wandering ( Numbers 14:34)! He provided water from rocks and bread from heaven. In fact, it’s an ongoing struggle.ĭo you know who else also seemed to have a “yes, but …” attitude? The Israelites in the Exodus account.ĭuring their escape from Egypt to the promised land, God provided precise direction in the form of a cloud by day and fire by night. I’ve been a “yes, but …” girl all my life. “… Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness … Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart they have not known my ways.’ As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest.’” Hebrews 3:7-8, 10-11 (ESV)