Scripture

The very next day they began to eat unleavened bread and roasted grain harvested from the land. No manna appeared on the day they first ate from the crops of the land, and it was never seen again. So from that time on, the Israelites ate from the crops of Canaan.

Observation

The Lord tells Joshua to circumcise the Israelite men. All the men who had been old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had been circumcised, but they were now dead. The next generation born in the wilderness had not been circumcised.

The Lord then says to Joshua,”Now I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.”

There at Gilgal, the Israelites celebrate Passover for the first time in the Promised Land. The next day they begin to eat unleavened bread and roasted grain harvested from the land. That day, the manna stops and is never seen again.

Application

Gods provision of manna over the forty years in the wilderness had never failed. Like clockwork, every morning except the Sabbath, it appeared.

Suddenly, this free gift is taken away, because it is no longer needed. Instead, God has provided for them grain ready to be harvested, His first provision in the land flowing with milk and honey.

Gods provision is always adequate for what we need. When one form of provision ends, another takes its place.

He is faithful. He loves us and desires to meet our needs .

We never have to be afraid that He will let us down.

Prayer

Thank you Father for your extraordinary grace. In you I will always have enough. Amen.