In this video listen to Exodus 16 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Exodus 16 the children of Israel experience something common to all humanity.

When things are going well, we assume that is normal, and that nothing special is happening, but rather that is the wrong assumption. When God lifts his hand and nothing actually is happening, that is when things go wrong, but when God is involved, things go right, and nothing seems out of place.

So the Israelites grumble when they face trouble, as we all do, because we notice so easily what God seems to not be doing, rather than his constant love and care for us.

They complain about nothing to eat, and rather than raining down fire, God rains down bread. He doesn’t give them as they deserve, but rather blesses them. He takes his own advice fr ...