MORNING MANNA           11/22/20

There is much to be learned from Israel’s experience as God brought them to and through the wilderness to the Promised land. Think about it. They travelled without any trails to follow, nor even tracks, because there were no other travellers. But without landmarks or lights, signs or sounds from man they journeyed to the desired destination. To get to that promised place they had no human helpers to depend upon, no man made maps to guide them. There was only one way to get there and that was to depend entirely upon God.

Even so, although our goal has nothing to do with a geographical location, for us to abide in the will of God and accomplish His plan for our lives we must trust and obey Him. He enables us to do what we could never do on our own. He is all we need. He who provided light by night and a cloud by day to assist Israel has given us all we need to reach the goal. We have the advice of the Scriptures, the assistance of the Spirit, and the aid of the saints to help us. And as we journey along God protects and provides each step of the way. We have every reason to succeed and no reason to fail.

It is only when our selfish stubborn flesh interferes  that we are hindered. Just as Israel spent more years in the wilderness than need be we often waste away a large portion of our lives by our rebellion against God. The best way to avoid that is to be thankful for what God has done. Four times in this Psalm we are reminded to give thanks or praise the Lord. An attitude of gratitude encourages us and empowers us to do our best to do God’s will.

Just as being in the Promised land provided abundant blessings for Israel, being in the will of God supplies everything we need (Matt. 6:33). For that we ought to be eternally thankful. – HDS

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346