Let Me Help You Carry Your Burden

Numbers 11 tells us the story of Moses and the Israelites. The Israelites were tired of eating manna. They complained that they had their fill of meat and fruits and all they could want even while slaves in Egypt. Yet here in their "freedom" they were limited to a small amount of manna.

Moses was so tired of the complaining. He was just a man, yet he was in charge of all these people and all they did was fuss. Moses finally did the only thing he knew how to do. He prayed.

He asked the Lord, "Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease You that You put this burden of all these people on me? Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land You promised on oath to their ancestors? Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep wailing to me, 'Give us meat to eat!' I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. If this is how You are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me - if I have found favor in Your eyes - and do not let me face my own ruin."
Numbers 11:11-15