Yesterday I pointed out that the Lord ceasing to rain Manna down from heaven represented a major growth point in the faith of Israel.
From now own, instead of being directly fed by the Lord, they would have to work the land and feed themselves and each other.
This is a direct parallel to how we’re supposed to grow as believers.
And as usual, any pattern established in the “old” also appears in the new.
Check out this famous verse from the New Testament.
“This was now the third time Yeshua had appeared to the talmidim after being raised from the dead. After breakfast, Yeshua said to Shim’on Kefa, ‘Shim’on Bar-Yochanan, do you love me more than these?’ He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I’m your friend.” He said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he said to him, ‘Shim’on Bar-Yochanan, do you love me?’ He replied, ‘Yes, Lord, you know I’m your friend.’ He said to him, ‘Shepherd my sheep.’ The third time he said to him, ‘Shim’on Bar-Yochanan, are you my friend?’ Shim’on was hurt that he questioned him a third time: ‘Are you my friend?”¥’ So he replied, ‘Lord, you know everything! You know I’m your friend!’ Yeshua said to him, ‘Feed my sheep!‘“-John 21:14-17
Well, there you have it.
Certainly there are times when we’re going through tough times and we need to be fed and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Sometimes we need a strong shoulder to cry on.
However, just as a child is expected to grow and mature, so too are we to transition from always needing to be fed like a crying baby to being the one who feeds others.
There is a direct parallel to Israel crossing over the Jordan which represents a major growth point for Israel and how the believer is expected to grow.
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