Exodus 16:1-30                      

When the people of Israel crossed the Red Sea and came to a place called the Wilderness of Sin, they murmured against their leaders Moses and Aaron saying, that it would have been better if they had died in Egypt than to starve and die in the wilderness. 

When Moses took the matter to the Lord, He rained bread from heaven - a flake like thing, fine as hoarfrost on the ground, which they called manna. This manna (which meant ‘what is it’) according to Psalm 78:25, was not the common bread of man, but the supernatural bread of the angels which the Lord sent in abundance. The Israelites were directed by God to collect as much as they could and eat it on the same day. When the people left some manna in the field till the next day, they realized that it bred worms and turned foul. 

However, on the sixth day, God specifically instructed them to gather twice as much manna, to be baked or boiled and used for the Sabbath day – the solemn day of rest.   

How is it that the manna collected on the sixth day, could be eaten on the next day without putrefying? This is a hidden miracle which God did, by preventing the bacteria in the manna from acting on it, so that it remained fresh for the Sabbath day. This enabled the people to stay within their homes and observe Sabbath. 

When God could keep His eyes and control the microorganisms           (invisible to the human eye) to prevent  the manna from rotting, how much more can He keep His eyes over us and guide us to fulfill His purposes in our lives!  

Here is a promise from God –“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye”. (Psalm 32:8). 

Thought for the day: 

 Rain, hail or sunshine – God is always in control.