Daily Bread

My SMC (Student Ministry Coordinator) sent out this devotional and I thought I'd share it with you all.

I have been reading some of the book of Exodus lately and recently came across the passage in Exodus 16:19-21 where Moses warns the Israelites not to try to preserve manna and collect more than enough for the day. Those who don't listen and gather too much find that the next day the left over manna is rotten and maggot-ridden.
This got me to thinking about God's provision, and how our view of being comfortable and well cared for looks nothing like the day to day reliance that the Israelites were forced to learn. There was no other food in the desert, and their only hope for survival was the manna that they trusted God would provide them. This time in our lives can be pretty unsettling at times. Let's face it, other than what classes we are taking and some general idea of where we want to be in ten years, most of us have no idea what we are doing. Yet, we try to control what direction our life is going, what we spend our time on and who we choose to love. We are then surprised and offended when things don't turn out as we planned, when our stockpiling ideas and "plan B's" fall to pieces, or in the Israelites' case, maggots.
So if you feel like things are uncertain and your direction makes no sense, if you have no idea where your help will come from tomorrow, remember that when Jesus taught us to give thanks for our DAILY bread, he meant it. We aren't supposed to have monthly bread supplies(figuratively or literally), if we did there would be no need for faith.




In Matthew 6, Jesus also talks about how we can have faith in his provisions and to not store up earthly treasures that will rot away. Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

I love the Bible.

May you enjoy your daily bread today and in the days to come