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Over and over and over again throughout the rest of the Bible as a picture of God's

provision for his people on a daily basis. So they are in need of food as they have now left

Egypt. The people of God are already forgetting the goodness of God. I mean, he's just delivered them

out of slavery. He just brought them through a an entire body of water. The red sea split the

sea in half, led them through on dry ground. Like it wasn't even wet ground. It was dry ground.

He led them through, brought that water down on the Egyptians so they could not overtake them.

And yet, two chapters after this happened, one chapter after they praised God for that. They are

complaining before God, saying, would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt.

And in this story, don't we see a picture of ourselves, of our tendency to forget the goodness of

God, our tendency to doubt his love for us, his leadership in our lives, our propensity to even

complain before God when he has promised to give us everything we need on a daily basis. And so he

says here in verse four, behold, I'm about to reign bread from heaven for you. I'm going to

provide for you. I'm going to provide for my people. This is a promise God gives to his people

over and over and over again in the Bible to all who trust in him. And that's the picture as you

read the end of this verse. And the people should go out and gather a day's portion every day

that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. God desires for his children to trust

him, to look to him and trust him to provide for them on a day by day, moment by moment basis. And

is this not what prayer is a day by day, moment by moment, looking to God, saying, God, I need you

for this and I trust you to provide. God, I need you in this way. God, I depend on you in this

way. God, I look to you for this and I trust you to provide. So we pray, oh God, help us to trust

your goodness, to trust your grace, to trust in your provision, which you promise to give. We

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