Broadcast
Manna - Part 4
Exodus 16:16-18
03/14/2024
16 ``This is what the LORD has commanded: `Gather of
it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You
shall each take an omer, according to the number
of the persons that each of you has in his
tent.' ''
17 And the people of Israel did so. They gathered,
some more, some less.
18 But when they measured it with an omer, whoever
gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever
gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered
as much as he could eat. (ESV)
In the morning the children of Israel arose to find a fine,
flake-like thing on the ground. ``What is it?'' they asked.
``This is what the LORD has commanded: `Gather of it,
each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each
take an omer, according to the number of the persons
that each of you has in his tent.' '' And the people of
Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less.
But when they measured it with an omer, whoever
gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever
gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as
much as he could eat.
Our Lord provides for our physical and spiritual needs. He
works through means. Yes, the manna could have simply appeared
in their tents, but by gathering the manna the children of Israel
showed their faith in God.
We gather our manna, not by looking for something on the
ground, but by arising, going to work, and using the talents God
has given us to earn our daily bread. That is as much a gift
from God as the manna outside the camp. By faith we trust that
God will continue to provide enough for our needs.
May our Lord grant us the faith to recognize His love,
grace, and mercy as He gives to us our daily bread. Amen.