God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
God’s test?
God's test for the
Israelites was to gather only enough manna for each day
as God provided it like
dew from heaven according to His instructions.
And on the sixth day,
they were to gather twice
the amount they gathered
on other days in preparation
(Exodus 16:2-5).
I think this test of God
could not be passed without faith.
The reason is that from
the perspective of the Israelites,
who had eaten their fill
of meat and bread in Egypt,
the idea of going out
every day to gather only the amount of manna
needed for that day, as
God commanded, would have required
not only humility but
also tremendous self-control.
And on the sixth day,
they were supposed to gather twice
the amount they gathered
on other days in preparation,
to honor the Sabbath as
a holy day on the seventh day.
From the perspective of
the Israelites,
who should have gathered
double the amount on the sixth day
to honor the Sabbath on
the seventh day,
they might have been
tempted to gather twice
as much even on the
first to fifth days.
Also, on the seventh
day, they might have been tempted to go out
and gather just as they
did for the previous six days.
What is the test that
God has given us now?
Are we passing through
this test of God with faith?
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