Have you ever been starving, with no food to eat, and the Lord miraculously provided food for you?
Can you imagine God providing Manna today, just like he did for the Israelites in the Old Testament?
Exodus 16:4New International Version (NIV)
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
Exodus 16:11-15, 23,31
11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”
13 So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp,and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. 14 And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. 15 So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was.
And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.
23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’”
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31 And the house of Israel called its name Manna. And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
Numbers 11:7-9
7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium. 8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil. 9 And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.
Can you imagine what that must’ve been like – finding food on the ground that was left directly by God’s hand? I just think it’s cool and so utterly amazing that it just blows my mind! I wish I could taste manna…I’ve often found myself curious about this bread-like food that came from heaven, initially sheltered beneath a layer of dew. I’ve seen frost on the ground a number of times, but, I can only imagine what it must’ve been like to go out and actually gather the frost-like substance which was actually bread that tasted like wafers made with honey…I enjoy the sweet, sticky taste of honey! They also made them into cakes…I wonder what how those manna honey cakes tasted? The Israelites ate this food for forty years until they came to a settled land.
Have you ever been curious about Manna? Can you imagine the Lord performing such a miracle today? Have you ever been hungry, and the Lord suddenly, and unexpectedly provided food for you? Please share your thoughts with a comment!
There was a time when we were literally at the end of our resources. At the end of the groceries, the toilet paper and the detergent. That day 2 large boxes arrived with an unknown address. Inside were basic groceries, paper products, dish and laundry detergent, soap, and even some candy for the children. It wasn’t Dec. 25, but it felt like Christmas to us. I cried in gratitude. It was from a small church 700 miles away who heard from a friend we were in need.
Wow, Shirley! That’s amazing and totally awesome! It was so wonderful that your friend told the church about your needs. Also amazing that a church so far away, in another community, heard your call and came to your rescue. Isn’t it wonderful the way the lord works sometimes?
Your experience reminds me of a Janette Oake book that I read. The heroine is a deaconess in a small town. She lives off of the meager tithes given by the few members and eventually finds herself with empty cupboards. She’s about to go calling in a friend, as a desperate way to get some food to eat, when she finds two huge packages on her doorstep. No name or address on the packages. The packages contain enough provisions to last a couple of weeks. She’s thankful for the food.