Day 6: Exodus 16-28

Exodus 16:4-7

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.  On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”  So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “At evening you will know that the LORD has brought you out of the land of Egypt;  and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, for He hears your grumblings against the LORD; and what are we, that you grumble against us?” 

I can tell you that over the last few years,  I have seen God provide when there was no possible way.  I've seen it many time in my adult life, and I've heard stories and testimonies of how God has provided.  But I have experienced it.


The economy is tough right now, and the last few years have been exceedingly difficult for out family.  And even though it's tough, and sometimes we don't have enough, God has provided a way.  We've never been without food, clothes and a home.  We don't have many luxuries, but we have each other.  There were so many times that I didn't think we'd make it - that we'd lose the house or car because we were late on a payment.  But God provided.

Exodus 20:1-17   The Ten Commandments

 ¹ Then God spoke all these words:

 ² "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt where you were slaves.

 ³ "You must not have any other gods except me.

 ⁴ "You must not make for yourselves an idol that looks like anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the water below the land.⁵ You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lordyour God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.⁶ But I show kindness to thousands who love me and obey my commands.

 ⁷ "You must not use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly; the Lord will punish anyone who misuses his name.

 ⁸ "Remember to keep the Sabbath holy.⁹ Work and get everything done during six days each week,¹⁰but the seventh day is a day of rest to honor the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, your male or female slaves, your animals, or the foreigners living in your cities.¹¹ The reason is that in six days the Lord made everything—the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. On the seventh day he rested. So the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

 ¹² "Honor your father and your mother so that you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you.

 ¹³ "You must not murder anyone.

 ¹⁴ "You must not be guilty of adultery.

 ¹⁵ "You must not steal.

 ¹⁶ "You must not tell lies about your neighbor.

 ¹⁷ "You must not want to take your neighbor's house. You must not want his wife or his male or female slaves, or his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

It's sad to think that today, just about EVERY commandment is disobeyed.  Many think "It's ok to fib every once in a while". And "not everyone can get a day off - some people really do have to work everyday".  And I get it - we all fib a bit - sometimes it's harmless of for the benefit of others, but most of the time it's for ourselves.  And yes, some people do have jobs that keep them working on Sunday - hospital staff for instance.  But you could still keep one day of rest and worship on a day off...


It's sad to see the idols that we have.  People, things, habits.  Anything that would prevent us from growing closer to God.  And jealousy, greed, adultery, murder... you can't turn on a radio or TV without hearing about these things.  Unless it directly affects us, we're not phased by it.  Why?


I think we should all take some time and re-evaluate our priorities:
Are we being good, honest people?
Are we living the life that we should/could be?
Are we being the best examples for our children?
Are we thankful for the blessings that we have?