Broadcast
Manna - Part 2
Exodus 16:4-5
03/12/2024
4 Then the LORD said to Moses, ``Behold, I am about
to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people
shall go out and gather a day's portion every day,
that I may test them, whether they will walk in my
law or not.
5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they
bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather
daily.'' (ESV)
God heard the grumbling of the children of Israel. He knew
of their dissatisfaction, their desire to abandon the path which
led from slavery to freedom. The lure of the present, even if it
meant living as a slave, was greater than the promise of the
future.
Yet God, in His mercy, did not punish them for their
discontent. Rather, He used their discontent to show His love,
grace, and mercy.
Then the LORD said to Moses, ``Behold, I am about to
rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go
out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may
test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. On
the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it
will be twice as much as they gather daily.''
And so it was that God prepared an answer to their prayer.
Even as the children of Israel complained, even as they doubted
God's love, He provided for them. Yes, this was a testing of
their faith, an opportunity for them to grow in their trust in
God.
We may not be in the wastelands of the desert east of the
Red Sea, but we still are beset with problems and concerns.
Either we can complain, or we can trust in God to provide, even
if we do not understand how He will sustain us. His plans for
us, His deliverance from our physical and spiritual problems, are
always astounding.
May our Lord grant us wisdom to trust in Him above all
things. Amen.