Numbers 11:6b “There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.”

CONTENTMENT

“The manna is getting old,” they said.  If only they had known what they were asking.  They were about get exactly what they asked for.  Now, before you judge them too harshly, stop and think a minute.  Haven’t you done the same thing?

We have been blessed beyond measure, but we basically say the same thing these folks said.  “God, I’m really tired of what you have blessed me with that keeps me alive.  I really want something fresh and new.”

TEACHING MOMENT

The next time your child complains about their computer being too slow or not having the latest fashion, read them this passage.  But make sure you are doing the same thing.  We can’t tell our kids they don’t need what they are asking for and then run out and buy ourselves the latest tech gadget.

Our children need to learn contentment, but we can’t describe that to them.  They need to see us being content with what the Lord has given us.  Don’t you want your children to live contented lives?  Then live one yourself.  Don’t you want your children to learn to enjoy God’s blessings?  Then don’t take them for granted yourselves.

God sustained His people in the wilderness for 40 years on manna.  If He did that, don’t you think He can handle your needs?  I just wonder when they arrived in the Promised Land if any of them thought back to the manna.  I wonder if any of them wish they had just one more taste of the “bread from heaven.”  When you learn to live day by day depending on God, you realize you can only live one day at a time anyway.