Exodus 16:16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.’ ”
I’m still thinking about the scarcity mindset and the fact that Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:34 that “Each day has enough trouble of its own.” What if trouble in this verse doesn’t actually mean trouble? What if God is saying, yet again, that He will give us what we need when we need it if we only trust Him?
Exodus 16:17 The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little.
That could mean that my scarcity mindset, which leads me to be over prepared so that I’m not in want, so that I am never in need, keeps me from experiencing God’s provision in a way I haven’t before. Perhaps it keeps me from seeing God make a way in my wilderness (Is 43:19). It’s definitely interesting to ponder.
Exodus 16:18 And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.
Precious Savior, Thank You for this new way to look at scripture I have read many times. I know that this fear of lack, this scarcity mentality is something You are calling me to put aside so that I can trust You more fully. Help me to draw closer to You. Always. Amen.
Exodus 16:19 Then Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.”
Have a blessed day.