MANY times the Israelites saw the power of God manifested in their provision and protection as they were led by Moses out of Egypt toward the Promised Land of Canaan. But when the way became rough and events took turns not in accordance with their liking, they murmured against Moses, longing for the fleshpots of Egypt and wondering if their anticipated goal was worth their efforts.
Their thinking wavered between the spiritual and the material. When they proved steadfast and obedient, they were blessed. But because of their disobedience to God's commands to go forward, they condemned themselves to many years of unnecessary wandering in the wilderness.
To the student of Christian Science, this journey of the Israelites typifies the mental journey which all must make in order to redeem human consciousness from all materiality and reach the land of heavenly harmony. Eventually, either here or hereafter, every individual must spiritually discern and demonstrate his true selfhood as God's image and likeness. Truth will compel him to put off the old man of fleshly beliefs and to express actively the qualities of divine Mind. The sooner he starts this journey, the sooner will he come "unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Eph. 4:13).
