Feb. 27, 2021
Exodus 16 is the chapter in the Bible that tells of God giving his people manna to eat when they were hungry in the wilderness. Gathering and eating the manna came with specific rules. Gather only what you can eat each day. Get rid of any that is left over.
I would like to share with you two ideas I came away with after reading Exodus 16 - when God provided manna to the Israelites.
1. God showed his power in this chapter. First God provided the manna for the people to eat. This was a miracle to be able to feed over a million people. The manna came with specific directions. Gather and eat only what you need. If any was kept over it would be spoil, smell, and be infected with worms - another work of God! Then God said gather some and keep it so the future generations will see what it was that God had provided for food - and this manna did not spoil! We see God's hand at work in this 'manna story'. God provided....He made the manna appear....He made it spoil....He kept it from spoiling for future generations to see His power. God is powerful and is the God of miracles!!
2. God gave specific guidelines on how the manna should be used. Some of the Israelites disobeyed and they found it spoiled in their tents. Verse 20 - "But the people did not listen."
Exodus 15:26 says, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in His eyes, and give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Eqyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer."
Lord God - may we diligently listen to You through Your Word, may we do what is right in Your eyes, may we listen to Your commandments and keep all your laws and ways. For then, Lord, You will protect us and bring us healing. Amen.
We serve an awesome loving God who wants us to obey Him and in return He blesses us!!
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