It is also a memorial of
Israel’s exodus from Egypt. It
represents the protection and promises of God’s provision.
“Back in the depression
days of the early '30s, my husband pastored a small country church. We then had three little children. Many times our weekly income was less than
$10. One day, we found ourselves out of
bread and with only some rancid bacon grease for shortening. I used it, however, in making hot biscuits
and we managed to eat some of them for lunch.
Later, as we put the remaining biscuits on the supper table, our
five-year-old daughter prayed very earnestly, ‘Dear Jesus, help us to eat these
biscuits or else send us some better ones.
Amen!’ Later that evening, the
doorbell rang. There, at the door, stood
a member of our church who had a bakery route.
Before we could tell him our story he began unloading his large bakery
basket with all kinds of tempting sweet rolls, buns, biscuits, besides dark and
white bread. ‘You know,’ he said rather
apologetically, ‘I was tired tonight and seven miles out here in the pouring
rain seemed so far. I was tempted to
wait until tomorrow evening and bring these bakery things on my way to prayer
meeting as I usually do.’ Then he added,
‘But I was strongly constrained to come tonight! Hope you can use these things!”
~
Anne S. Alexander
All blessings are ultimately from the Lord!
What to do:
✞Praise God from Whom all
blessings flow.
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