"He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors
had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well
with you."
{Deuteronomy 8:16} (NIV1984)
What a
predicament the Israelites were in! Here they were, in the middle of a
wilderness, facing starvation. They had followed Moses through the sea and were
on their way to meet God. They were in the centre of God’s good, pleasing and
perfect will (Rom 12:2) and yet they had no food. They didn’t see it as an
opportunity to grow their faith or to bless them. NO - they looked at it as
incompetence on their leader’s part, and even worse, a nefarious plan by God to
put them to death by starvation.
Yet, God’s Word teaches us, that their lack of
food was part of God’s plan to humble them and test them so that they might
prosper.
Oh friend, what situation are you in today? You have been following
your God, trusting Him each step of the way and yet here you are in this
predicament! Friend, learn from this account. God has done this. He is doing
this for your good. He is the one you must depend on. You will get what you need
each day, and no more! Day by day, you and God. Lift up your face and look to
heaven. Reach out your hand and grasp the hand of God.
{Day by Day, Caroline V. Sandell-Berg (1865)}
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