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03/29/2025
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“The people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not” (16:4). After the miraculous escape through the sea, the Israelites found themselves without resources and panicked again. The text mentions their “grumblings” eight times! God’s answer was to provide manna from heaven, but they could not store it up; they had to gather it daily. The Lord wanted them to grow in trust and faith, not just be satisfied with bread.
“Morning by morning they gathered it” (16:21). Our lives are about more than food, shelter, and sufficient resources. The Lord invites us to trust him as Father, surrender control, and enter a life of faith and adventure.