What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not plant or harvest our crops? (Leviticus 25:20)Why is it so hard for us to trust God? In my fifty plus years there have been times I have been faithful to God and times I have been unfaithful. There have been times I trusted him and times I did not. But I can say with certainty, there has never been any waivering with God - God has always been faithful; God has always been trustworthy.
The Israelite people suffered from that same lack of trust. Even though God had assured them that he was their provider (they'd seen it with their own eyes), they felt all the responsibility of providing for themselves rested on their own shoulders. God had shown himself to Abraham as Yahweh-Yireh (God my provider in Genesis 22:14), a story treasured by all Abraham's descendants. Traditionally, as this word was being delivered to the people, they were eating their fill of quail and bread every day (including the Sabbath when they were restrained from gathering manna). They had a ready example of God's faithfulness to provide.
And yet whether it's the odd Israelite out collecting manna on the Sabbath, or planting crops in the seventh year, or David counting his fighting men, or us worrying about our bills, lack of trust seems to eclipse even our supposed lack of resources.
How will you show your faith in God's provision this week?
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