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    Manna: Trusting in the Provision of God
    Manna: Trusting in the Provision of God
    Manna: Trusting in the Provision of God
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    Manna: Trusting in the Provision of God

    By Steven Lake

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    "Manna" is a word that brings a variety of thoughts to one's mind; things such as provision, blessing and life's daily supply. But what is the Manna of God? Is it just a miraculous food source that occurred during one brief period in ancient history, or is it something more, something miraculous, perhaps even for today? In this book you will learn about and see the incredible provision of God in your life, how He provides for you, the evidences that His provision is always true, as well as the things in your life which can hinder this incredible blessing.

    John 15:4-6 (KJV) - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

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    PublisherSteven Lake
    Release dateOct 18, 2013
    ISBN9781301338436
    Manna: Trusting in the Provision of God
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    Steven Lake

    Steven Lake is a prolific author of many, many books, stories, articles, and other literature spanning a period of over twenty years. He began his long writing career in 1992 while serving in the US Army and has worked continuously to improve his craft to the great art it is today.

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      Manna - Steven Lake

      Manna

      Trusting in the Provision of God

      By Steven Lake

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Steven Lake

      The word Manna is a term that has come to mean many things to many people throughout the ages. But in its original Jewish context it meant What is it? This is because the Hebrew people didn't know what this strange gift from God was when they first saw it. But in the years and centuries since this simple word has taken on entirely new meanings, the most important of which is that Manna is a special provision from God. Manna itself, at least in its original form, was a sticky, seed like substance similar to coriander in appearance with a texture not unlike gummy bears.

      Numbers 11:7 (KJV) - "And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium."

      While the description of Manna may seem odd to some, it was God's way of feeding His people in the desert as they wandered for forty years to complete the punishment for their sin of unbelief at Canaan, and to change the people by getting Egypt out of their hearts. Even so, despite their sin, God provided them with food every day of their journey in the form of Manna so they would always have something to eat. But this one special occurrence isn't the only time in history that God has done something like this for His children. He did it all throughout the bible and He's doing it even today, although we may not recognize it at times.

      Philippians 4:19 (KJV) - "But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

      Quite often, despite irrefutable evidence all around us that God will provide all of our needs (but not necessarily our wants), we fail to trust Him for His provision. In this book I hope to show you that not only can He be trusted for what you need, but also at all times and in all seasons. I also hope to show you how to recognize that provision in your daily life as it may not be all that obvious to you in the same way that it wasn't for myself for many years. Even today I'm still learning to recognize all of the provision God provides daily to myself and my family.

      Points for Thought:

      1. How and in what ways does God provide for you daily? List as many as you can.

      2. What has been the greatest blessing or provision God has ever provided to you?

      3. How much do you trust God for your provision?

      My Personal Crisis Story

      Sometimes it takes God hitting a person over the head before they'll pay attention or listen to Him. Jesus had to knock Paul to his knees on the Damascus road (Acts 9:1-19). God had to put Jonah in the belly of a whale (Jonah 1:17). Jacob (later renamed Israel) had to go through quite a few years of trials and a night wrestling with the per-incarnate Christ (Genesis 32:22-32) before God got his attention. And these aren't the only stories from the bible where God needed to take a clue stick to people before they finally got the message.

      Even in this modern day it takes a lot to wake us up. Our world, our environment, and oftentimes our own selfish desires blind us to God's movement in our lives. But eventually He does reach us. It happened the day I got saved, and it's happened repeatedly throughout my life. If you can't tell I tend to be a bit thick headed about some things and sometimes only a good, solid crisis will awaken me to a truth. But once I've taken hold of that truth, I will not easily let it go. So there's some benefit to that stubbornness. It's from this platform that I present to you with one of the great crisis moments in my life which God used to get my attention.

      It began late one night after a long day filled with worries. I'd spent most of that day, and the previous several, fretting over our food supply. While I can't say I've missed many meals, I was the kind of person who worried all the time about whether or not we had enough food on the shelves. This was especially true that night as our pantry was nearly empty and we had very little prospect of filling it anytime soon. This was primarily due to a series of events that'd drained our cash reserves dry, and left us with nothing to buy groceries with.

      To give you an idea of how worried I was, my Mom told me later that she could see it in my eyes, hear it in my voice, and tell it in the way I was acting. While I wouldn't admit it at the time, I was scared. Maybe not to the level of terrified (Being ADD with Aspergers I would've emotionally shut down long before ever reaching that point), but enough that it was causing problems. I remember going to bed at my usual time around midnight and quickly drifting off to sleep. I figure the dreams kicked in about two hours later, and most were just random and wandering as usual, containing little of substance or significance.

      However, sometime during those dreams I heard a panicked voice call out to me, like someone crying out

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