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For Food & Family on Friday, I will borrow from last week’s theme of “enough.”
While the Israelites were wandering in the desert, God provided them with manna to eat. The word manna means “what is it?”
Suffice to say that it was their nutritional sustenance for each day. It was a wafer that tasted like honey which fell from the sky each day except Saturday. Every morning, they were to gather enough for that day and that day only, except for Fridays – the day to gather twice as much in preparation for the Sabbath day of rest.
Whoever gathered much did not have too much and whoever gathered little did not have too little. They were not to save any for the next day. It was their daily bread. Each day, as promised, the manna would be there again – a testimony to God’s provision and a testing of their faith.
God’s daily provision of sustenance did not end with the Israelites in the desert.
Jesus taught His disciples to pray, “Give us today our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11)
Am I satisfied with my daily bread? Do I trust God’s provision to be enough?
(Full story is found in Exodus 16)
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My nephew, sister and brother-in-law are out of town this week. I have the house to myself, except for the two big dogs, which should be lending itself to more productive writing time, right? As a side note, I ask for your prayers that God guide my words as I work on the remaining chapters of the 2nd book.
But, I digress. Today is Throwback Thursday and while this throwback will be very recent, it has begged a deeper question.
Whether swinging in the backyard, out for a walk, or driving in the car, my nephew is instantly drawn to cars, planes, tractors, and trains. His radar is tuned to their passing. Even while in the house, if he hears a plane or large truck pass by, he is quick to point them out and eager to go to the window and see them.
In the noise of life, we filter what we hear so that the sounds of a passing truck, plane, or train do not register as something we need to pay attention to.
With my nephew out of town, I realized that his enthusiasm has trained my ears to the passing planes overhead, the trucks that lumber by, and the train that sounds its warning through town.
What else are my ears trained to hear? Does my enthusiasm for God’s voice in my life help train others to listen for Him on their own? What are you listening for today?