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Enough for Today
I have always been fascinated by the point emphasized again and again regarding the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites: they had enough for each day (Exodus 16; Numbers 11; Deuteronomy 8). They didn’t have too little or too much, but just enough for the day. If they tried to store up extra manna, it would ruin and get maggots.
A key point with the manna, quail, and clothes that didn’t wear out is rather straight forward: they were to depend upon the Lord for their daily needs. As God said, “I did this so that you might know that I am the LORD your God” (Deuteronomy 29:6). For me, facing the challenge of eating properly, this background helps me hear the key point I must learn to hear better each day: I need to seek the Lord for the food I need each day. It’s about seeking the Lord and my daily need — not over-eating as if there were no tomorrow.
So today, I pray The Prayer and hear these words in a fresh way:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For or yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.’”