And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger,
and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know;
that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every
Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither
did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Deuteronomy, Chapter 8, verses 3-4.
Can you imagine how the Israelites could have walked
and lived in the wilderness for forty years and their clothes and shoes never
wore out? It’s so awe inspiring when I
think of how God took care of their every need, like manna from the sky-because
they wanted bread and flocks of quail-when they wanted meat. He took care of all their basic needs,
despite the fact that they turned away from Him many times in the forty years
that they were in the wilderness.
God never stopped loving them, the same way that God
is never going to stop loving us, even when we do some really sinful
things. God knows what’s in our hearts
and will forgive us our sins if we have a penitent spirit and try to make the
necessary changes that reflect our love of Jesus.
Here is a related passage:
*And I have led you forty years in the
wilderness: your clothes aren’t waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen
old upon thy foot. Deuteronomy, Chapter
29, verse 5.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
This is a connection I've made from this Bible passage. Please share your connections.
Please click on comments below to share your suggestions. Thanks! Debbie
