Manna Would Fall
Now when the people complained in the hearing of the LORD about
their misfortunes, the LORD heard it and his anger was kindled. Then the fire
of the LORD burned against them, and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.
But the people cried out to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire
abated. So that place was called Taberah, because the
fire of the LORD burned against them.
The rabble among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also
wept again, and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we used
to eat in
Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color was like the
color of gum resin. The people went around and gathered it, ground it in mills
or beat it in mortars, then boiled it in pots and made cakes of it; and the
taste of it was like the taste of cakes baked with oil. When the dew fell on
the camp in the night, the manna would fall with it.
Numbers 11:1-9
Many of our recurring complaints focus not on
what we don’t have, but on what we do have and find uninteresting. It
could be work, our family, church, house, or our spouse. This frustration with
sameness has been true of the human spirit since the beginning.
God provided for the Israelites, but they wanted more. Are we
tempted in the same way? Do we always want more.
During the boring times of life, God is working to instill His
character in us. Drudgery is our opportunity to experience the presence of the
Lord.
Blessing is found along the pathway of
duty.
Our Daily Bread –