gives can turn into something bad?
The answer is yes, and an example is the manna that God gave the
people of Israel in their 40 years of wilderness wandering. From its
description that we read in Numbers 11, it was an appetizing and
nourishing food. Scholars variously describe the language as cakes
“fried in good oil.” “as food newly baked,” or like “wafers made with
honey.” Perhaps it was like delicious freshly baked bread; evidently
it could be prepared in a variety of ways as a well balanced diet, and
for a healthy appetite it was always appetizing. The Psalmist
describes it as “angel’s food” (78:25). Since God gave it to them, it
was undeniably “good.”
But the people had to eat it on the very day that it “fell” on the
daily dew each morning. Moses told them, “This is the bread which the
Lord has given you to eat. . . . Let no one leave any of it till
morning. . . . But some of them left part of it until morning, and it
bred worms and stank” (Ex. 16:15, 20). Something very good became very
bad! It had to be eaten when God gave it. The reason: it was very
nutritious, like whole-grain flour attracts bugs.
The manna is a symbol of the spiritual nourishment the Holy Spirit
gives us day by day if we are willing to “eat” it. It’s Bible truth,
“fresh” each morning (Isa. 50:4, 5). The hungry soul finds things “new
and old” in God’s word that constantly invigorate him (Matt. 13:52).
We are told to “bless the Lord”--in other words, make Him happy (Psalm
103:1, for example). How do you make a chef happy? You tell him his
meal was super-delicious.
Now, ask the Lord for a second helping; tell Him you’re hungry. That
will make Him happy! There’s nothing He loves more than to feed hungry
people and watch them enjoy His cuisine. Eat His “manna” today. Learn
to love it. Don’t lay it aside until tomorrow!
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