The Good Old Days
“Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.”
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Do you find yourself thinking about the “good old days?” Wishing that things were like they were before?
I think we all do that from time to time. We look at the past with “rose-colored glasses.” In other words, we intentionally forget the bad things.
Billy Joel, in the song “Keeping the Faith,” sang:
“‘Cause the good ole days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems.”
The children of Israel were missing the “good old days.” Things were getting hard in the wilderness, so they started complaining to Moses.
“The sons of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Exodus 16:3
What they chose to forget was that they were in slavery in Egypt. Back then, they cried out to God for deliverance, because the bondage was difficult and cruel.
They also forgot God’s recent miracles. Hint: parting of the Red Sea, and deliverance from Pharaoh’s army.
It’s ok to think about the past, on occasion. Just don’t live there…
One good thing to remember from the past is God’s blessings, healing, and answered prayer!
Keep moving forward!
