Gathered Your Manna Today?

Have you gathered your fill of manna today? Whatever you do don't store it up for tomorrow.

You may recall manna was the miraculous food God provided the Israelites each morning on their journey through the desert. It was a thin bread-like wafer with honey that appeared early in the morning coating the ground (like dew). Each day there was plenty for everyone to eat. Here's the catch. It could not be stored for the next day. God warned the Israelites against doing this. So what did they do? They stored it up. Every time they did this, without fail, it became unsuitable to eat - a big spoiled mess. So what's the big deal? Why couldn't they store it? The answer is because it showed they were not trusting God to provide for them daily. They were afraid there wouldn't be any manna mañana. :)

So how does this apply to our lives? Manna for us today is not physical food. It's spiritual food. We get our daily provision by feeding on the Word of God. Just like the Israelites we need to gather it in the morning. We do this by spending time alone reading the Bible. The manna is that special word God has for you and me. Just like the Israelites God wants to provide for us daily. We are not suppose to store up today's manna for tomorrow. Tomorrow we get a fresh supply! I think many of us fall into this trap by only reading the Bible once in awhile. We think yesterday's reading will get us through the rest of the week. Friends, yesterday's supply is rotten! Quite simply we may forget what God said to us yesterday. Certainly it's great to reflect on what we're learning (through journaling) but we must understand that God wants to feed us spiritually every day. We don't eat physical food only once or twice a week so why is our spiritual food any less important?

GrantJ