Can you imagine eating manna for forty years? I don’t imagine the Hebrew people who wandered the wilderness for forty years had recipes for Honey Coriander Manna. Eating is a pleasure that we take for granted, imagine how figs must have tasted once the Israelites arrived in the Promised Land. What was God trying to teach the Israelites by feeding them only manna and quail?
Perhaps the entire lesson that God wanted them to learn was that of thankfulness. It is human nature, unfortunately, is to find reasons to complain. Because our sinful nature is to find problems, complaints, offenses and negativity we often fail to look at our lives through the lenses of thankfulness. There will always be a problem to complain or worry about. In the midst of the problem however, there is a provision. God wants us to allow our spiritual man to grow bigger and stronger than our emotions, thoughts, and feelings. Thankfulness is innate to our spirits. Finding God’s provisions and blessings will overtake our human inclination to grumble and complain.
God tells us in His word that every word we speak is written in our books, the stories of our lives, (Revelations 20:12). What a beautiful book He would write if our thoughts, deeds and words were full of thankfulness, grace and blessing. Bless yourself, your children, and your spouse. Connect with the Holy Spirit who dwells within you...what a difference you will see as you call forth greatness in their lives and in your life. Be thankful always!
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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