THE MANNA

THE MANNA

No. 2 The beginning gives a character to every history. When we begin with the Lord, we are sure in His grace to return to our start, which was the work of His grace. He remembers our brightest day, and restores us to it. See Jeremiah 2: 2. The divine principle is that you are prepared for the step before you take it. The manna was given before the day began; you come from the Lord prepared for the new course which is before you; as you read in Psalm 23, you come from a scene of abundant resources into one of dearth and death. You are like a ship provisioned before the voyage is undertaken. My desire for you is, that you may be assured by Himself that He is with you: “Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”. I do not mean that there should be prayer that your house should be devoted to His service. I mean that as an Israelite was sure that he had gathered manna sufficient for the coming day, that you, in a far deeper and fuller way, should be assured that the Lord has ordered this course for you, and that as on the arm of His might you enter on it, you have His arm all the way.

May you begin with this confidence and be greatly blessed in doing His pleasure, and may many rejoice in you as channels of His grace. May you seek the prosperity of His own, not merely to please, but to please unto edification. Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it. This is true service.