Today is Susie, January 22, 2019, and here is your daily devote. The man I got provided was not just satisfying, it was also sanctifying. The manna did not just feed their appetites, it fed their faith. God had told Moses as much.
His provision of the quail in manna would cause the Israelites to know he is the Lord. Later when Moses reflected on his time in the wilderness, he described it in this way. He humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know nor did your fathers know that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. His provision of manna was bigger than food.
It was his way of showing them they needed to trust him alone to sustain them physically and most important spiritually. This was the message of Jesus. Will you trust God to provide life? Will you satisfy your spiritual hunger by feasting on the bread of life?
Some people might say the greatest thing God could do for them would be to prevent difficulties in hard times, keep themselves and their loved ones healthy, let them live prosperous lives and so forth. None of those are correct. The greatest thing God could ever do for someone is the very thing he has already done. He gave himself to us.
When viewed through the lens of the cross, suffering takes on a different perspective. Think about this. It's a natural nourishment more important than physical nourishment. What is the greatest thing God could ever do for us?
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