Joshua 5:12 And the manna ceased on the morrow
after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of
Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that
year.
Manna was a miracle from God, and it came every day. Every day for
forty years. The miracle food became familiar, and monotonous. It wasn't meant
to be this way. It wasn't God's plan that they eat manna for so long, but their
lack of faith prolonged their daily diet of these little wafers from heaven. It
was baby food of sorts, just meant to sustain them until they took the next step
of maturity across the Jordan. When they eventually took that step, the manna
quit coming, and their diet came from the fruitful land of Canaan. When we first
believed, God fed us the milk of the Word (1 Peter 2:2), but He didn't expect us
to stay on the baby food. Instead, He desires that we mature and learn to take
steps of faith as sincere followers of Christ. We shouldn't spend our whole life
looking to be fed, without the ability or desire to feed ourselves the Word of
God. There comes a time for all of us to stop whining, get out of the highchair,
and partake of the more edifying Words of God, even if it is sometimes hard to
chew. If your walk with God has become stale and boring, perhaps it is time for
you to cross your Jordan, pull yourself up a big boy chair, and eat some meat
and taters!
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