Sustained

"While the sons of Israel camped at Gilgal they observed the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month on the desert plains of Jericho. On the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year." -Joshua 5.10-12

For forty years as the people wandered the wilderness God provided food for them. Each morning manna was sent for them to eat, and in the evening quail would come. God provided food for them because in the wilderness there was no food for them, at least not for that multitude of people. They needed food and God sustained them, but once they entered the land they no longer needed the food God had provided. He sustained them in the wilderness, but when they enjoy the blessings of the land they do not need the sustenance.

God will sustain His people until He pours out the blessings He has promised. There comes a time when we don't need God to merely sustain us, and when that day comes let us not forget to praise Him for what He has done.

Men, has God sustained you? Is He sustaining you now? Praise Him for it. He is taking care of you, helping you make it, maybe even testing you to see if you trust Him. Be grateful for His sustenance, and when the blessings come, don't forget to praise Him.

Let us be men who are sustained by God, and when we receive the blessing, let us praise Him for sustaining us to that point.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor