Bread of Heaven

Exodus 14; Exodus 16; Acts 2
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Exodus 16

4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days."

14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was.
Moses said to them, "It is the bread the LORD has given you to eat. 16 This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each one is to gather as much as he needs. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.' "

31 The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt.' "

34 As the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna in front of the Testimony, that it might be kept. 35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.


Observation

God provided bread from Heaven everyday for the people of Israel for forty years. Every day all they had to do was to walk out and gather it up off the ground and they had their food for that day. He also kept their clothes and sandals from wearing out for the entire forty years (Deut. 29:5).

Jesus said in John 6:31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' " 32 Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." 34 Then they said to Him, "Lord, give us this bread always." 35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

Jesus, the bread of life, is way better than the manna that Israel experienced in the wilderness. Jesus can satisfy our hunger completely. He can take care of the emptiness that you may feel inside. He can sustain you. He can meet every need that you and I have this Saturday morning. It is God’s desire to take of us just like he took care of the children of Israel as they wandered for forty years in the desert.

Application

Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Today I will trust in God’s promises and I will expect great things!


Prayer

Heavenly Father, you have not given me the spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline. Help me to depend totally on you today to sustain me and to provide for me the things that I really need. You are the bread of life. You are all that I need. I pray that you do something in our church in such a wonderful and powerful way that only you could get the Glory. I pray that you would be glorified through my life and the lives of the people in our fellowship. Thank you taking care of every need we have and blessing us so much. You are Awesome. Amen.


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