Exodus 16: 22-31: “And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day. And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.”
There is only one true God and all the glory belongs to Him (see Is 42: 8, “I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”) If we want to have any relationship with the Lord we must come on His terms rather than on our own terms. If the glory belongs to the Lord then He is the best. It is impossible to have two people who are the best in any field of endeavour. The Lord is the best because He made us and everything else in creation. He is the source of everything that is good in creation and if we want to have access to these good things then we can only get them from Him. Some of the Israelis decided that they would take the good food, that the Lord offered them, on their own terms rather than on His terms. However, the soon found out that there wasn’t any food for them on the Sabbath and they went hungry. All we have to do is accept the Lord on His terms and we will discover that He is sufficient in ever situation.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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