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Worms with a Purpose.

9/1/2019

 

The Provision.

When the Israelites were in the desert and had NO food, they complained to God, and He miraculously kept them alive by sending a new supply of manna each morning. And He gave very specific instructions: 
"This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat.."  The sons of Israel did so...he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat. 
Moses said to them, “Let no man leave any of it until morning.”
(Exodus 16:15-21 NASB)
The provision was From God. It was Daily. It was ENOUGH. 
The manna would melt away with the heat of the day, so that each night it looked like there was nothing for the next day.
Each night they had to believe God would provide all they needed for the next day.

The Leftovers.

"Some left part of it until morning." What could be wrong with leftover manna?!
By leaving some until morning, they were putting their security in the provision of God rather than in God Himself as their Provider.  

The Worms. 

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"And it bred worms and became foul."
 What is amazing is that manna had not existed on earth before God provided it for His people, and when they reached the produce of Canaan, the manna stopped.  So, not only was the manna provided, but the worms for the "leftover" manna were also provided!
​(And evidently, these were Sabbath-keeping worms, because they didn't eat Sabbath-stored manna!)

The worms were purposefully sent to teach the Israelites not to trust in their own clever scheme to meet their needs apart from dependence on God. 
Jesus reminds His disciples in Matthew 6:19-20 not to "store up treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy..." but to store up treasures in heaven. A few verses later, He commands us:
"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?'...for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
So DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."  

And each day has enough manna for that day from the Provider that lovingly sends worms to the things we've hoarded, to keep us from trusting His provision instead of Himself. 

    About this blog...

    Thousands have come to the same Word of God and seen His magnificance and penned commentary or devotional thoughts or hymns. What can I add that hasn't already been said?!
    ​Yet seeing the amazing God of Scripture propels me to add my snapshots to the multitudes that have gone before. 

    This informal blog is a place to share these devotional thoughts in the hope that they encourage you as you read through God's Word for yourself.

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