I'm coming close to the end of my summer vacation.
And if I'm being brutally honest, I haven't read as much as I had hoped I would. My plans when I began this little time off of mine, was to finish multiple books and get very close to finishing my 'bible in a year' reading plan.
The past few days though, I have really tried to step things up and I finished a great book on #apologetics called Tactics by Gregory Koukl
And got through a bunch if chapter in my reading plan as well.
Yesterday I came across Psalms 78 and it literally stopped me in my tracks...
And if you know about the story of the Exodus, you'll know what the psalmist was referencing. For those not in tune to the story, it loosely went like this...
When the Israelites were in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, God rained 'manna' down from heaven to feed them. Manna was basically, angel's food as we see from verse 25 of Psalm 78.
The people weren't happy and started complaining to God....
Re-read that sentence and try to understand that these are the same people, that with their own eyes, saw God part the red sea. And protect them from the armies of the Egyptians. And now God is feeding rhem with the food He provided for ANGELS....
And here they were....Never happy.
Even those the manna filled them and kept them alive and very healthy, they complained and were never really...Full.
I think of this and at first you can be just angry at this story because...How could they treat God like this? The provider and creator of all?
Sadly, this hits home for many people in today's day and age.
And I'll use myself as a prime example!
I have a great job, a healthy family filled with love, there is food on my table yet...God isn't always a priority for me.
I want more. I have manna coming from heaven daily, yet I'm never full.
Oh wretched man that I am....Paul was onto something there.
And this isn't meant to be a pity party at all, in fact it's being written for my own benefit and I hope someone reading it gets a wake up call as well.
We are truly blessed.
Blessed beyond words and as Peter says in 1 Peter chapter 2....
A royal priesthood. A chosen generation.
Yet...We are never full. Always wanting more. And more of the things that never seem to help us in life.
So my challenge, to myself, is to never be full of a different kind of manna...
Jesus is that living manna. The bread of life is the Word. And we need more of Him, and less of ourselves.
My goal and prayer is that I drink deeply from His bible. I spend more time remembering how blessed I am, and how much more time I should be spending with Him.
And while we may complain and forget the blessings that we have in this life, just remember that He provides everything we need. True bread from heaven's bakery. Every day. And that's some very good news indeed!
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