The Blessing is His Voice
“So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.” Deuteronomy 8:3
ARE YOU HUNGRY ENOUGH TO HEAR WHAT YOU NEED TO HEAR?
“We have to be dependent on the Voice, not what we see. Do you know what manna means? It means “what is it?” God provided something they could not describe, reproduce or even store it up for later. Why? Abba doesn't want our trust in the manna. He desires for your trust to be in His voice.” Pastor Tim
The Israelites could not explain what this substance was. They could not reproduce it. This was Yahweh’s way of teaching them to trust in what He was speaking completely. Even when they tried to save for a rainy day it became rotten.
Has that ever happened to you? You think, I’ll save this for a rainy day but then something comes up, and you have to use it. Or Yahweh ask you to give financial help to someone, but you think, “really? right now, Lord?” Are we leaning into His voice concerning EVERY aspect of our lives? He will allow you to hunger and ask, “what is it?” “Why is this happening right now?” to teach us to listen for His voice.
Ponder this: the more we read the better we get at reading, the more we write the better we get, the more we practice doing anything - we get better. The same is true for hearing His voice. The more you lean in, asking Him to give you an ear to hear His whisper the more you will hear Him even in a crowded room. I honestly cannot think of anything better than walking each day as He guides me along with His voice. He really does want to lead us into the promise land, but it must come from the direction of His voice. The BLESSING is HIS VOICE!
Yahweh goes on to tell the Israelites what lies ahead for them if they obey His commands; the same is true for us as we hear His voice and obey.
“For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills. It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey. It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills. When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.” Deuteronomy 8:8-10
