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 wavering 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
he would provide (they'd seen it with their own eyes), they felt the weight of
providing for themselves and their families as if that responsibility 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 faithful provision.
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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