Exodus 16:4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you….”
Commentary on this verse “…reminds us that God may provide from resources we never knew existed. Sometimes He provides from familiar resources, sometimes from unexpected resources.” This idea puts me in mind of Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way….”
Exodus 16:14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.
How often do I try to limit God to resources I know, solutions I understand? Thankfully, His thoughts are nothing like my thoughts, and His ways are far beyond anything I could imagine (Isaiah 55:8), like when He sent His son as a newborn baby in order to save the world. So I try to cling to Isaiah 43:19 and trust His promise and provision, even when I don’t understand, even when I cannot see a way forward. He’s making a way, in His time, with His resources.
Exodus 16:15a When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was….
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for this reminder that You are in control and You are making a way. Thank You for not limiting Yourself to solutions and resources that I understand. Thank You for the birth of Your Son, a precious baby who would save the world. Draw us all closer. Amen.
Exodus 16:15b …Then Moses said to them, “It is the bread the LORD has given you to eat.”
Have a blessed day.
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