Proclamation:
“The
Lord said to Moses, ‘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.’” Exodus 16:11-12 (NIV)
Explanation:
These
are the words of God which were written by Moses under the influence of The
Holy Spirit of God. When the Israelites
saw the mighty hand of The Lord God displayed against the Egyptians they feared
The Lord, (Exodus 14:29-31) and then they began to sing praises unto Him.
(Exodus 15:1-21) Moses then led them into
the desert and soon they forgot about the miracles they had just witnessed, the
plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the drowning of Pharaoh’s army, and
began to murmur against Moses. (Exodus 15:22-24) The Lord God changed the bitter water of
Marah into water that was fit to drink. (Exodus 15:25) Then He rained down bread, manna, from heaven
for them to eat in the morning (Exodus 16:4-5 and 16:31) and provided them with
meat, in the form of quail, in the evening. (Exodus 16:13) He did this for them daily, except on the
Sabbath. (Exodus 16:21-27) They wandered
about in the desert from place to place as The Lord God directed them. In one place where they camped there was no
water and The Lord God provided water for them out of a rock. (Exodus 17:1-7)
Application:
Oh,
how soon we forget what The Lord has done for us. We treat The Lord God like the worldly people
treat each other by asking, like the Janet Jackson song, “What have you done
for me lately?” The people of God should
not ask Him that question. We know that
our very existence, waking up, each breath and heartbeat are all blessings from
God. Not to mention that we are blessed
to have some material things, our family and friends, and those who love us. The Lord God has provided us an abundance of
blessings, blessings upon blessings. (Proverbs 28:20) We may not have or get all that we want, but
He will supply all of our needs. (Philippians 4:19)
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