Grace for Each New Day
Hi GAMErs!
Today’s passage is Exodus 16:19-36. Let’s go!
Exodus 16:19-21 (NIV)
19 Then Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.”
20 However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as he needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
On verses 19-21: What can we learn from this? This is not to say that we shouldn’t plan ahead or keep leftovers in the fridge. But the lesson here is that God’s grace is enough for each day. Instead of worrying that we won’t have enough tomorrow, trust God that He will have new grace to give us for each new day. His grace is always sufficient for us.
Also, when we ignore God’s commands for living and working, our lives begin to decay and smell.
Exodus 16:22-26 (NIV)
22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much–two omers for each person–and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.
23 He said to them, “This is what the LORD commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.'”
24 So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get maggots in it.