Fresh Mannaby Pastor Tim BurtOne morning, as I was waking up and my mind was beginning to engage, something clicked within me. It suddenly dawned on me that I had made a mistake. Renee and I booked a flight to visit our son and daughter-in-law, but we accidentally booked it over a day when I had a speaking engagement that I cared very much about. We were both shocked that we made this oversight because we are, for the most part, organized and aware of our schedules. So what happened here? I can only tell you that I made a mistake. I tried to fix it, but the airlines wouldn't let us change the tickets without paying costly penalties. There are few things in life that bother me more than when I make a stupid mistake—especially the kind that you know you should have caught.
I know that many people get mad when these kinds of things happen. Many unconsciously look to blame someone or something, because they don’t want to blame themselves. And many blame God. God, how could you have let this happen. Why didn't you stop it from happening? I was telling someone last week, only the foolish blame God. He is not the source of any problem but He is the solution to every problem! I blew it. I created the predicament and I didn't have an easy or painless solution. I told the Lord I was sorry that I messed up and asked Him to guide me in the best way to handle the problem.When Moses was leading God’s people from Pharaoh and Egypt, he was doing his best to follow God's instructions. God was leading them through some desert places. That was difficult for the Hebrews. They didn't know that God was helping them avoid enemies they were not yet strong enough or courageous enough to confront. The places God was directing Moses to take them weren't comfortable or to their liking. They did what people too often do when they aren't happy. They whined and complained. They whined declaring that they blew it and should have never left Egypt. Instead of trusting God, they lost perspective of Him being with them. They quickly forgot all the supernatural signs they'd seen at the hand of Moses including Pharaoh's army being crushed and drowned by the Red Sea that they had just walked through. Even though God was supernaturally bringing them sustenance, they became delusional declaring how good they had it in Egypt, and forgetting that they had been abused slaves that were treated horrifically. Numbers 11:4-6 “Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: "Who will give us meat to eat? We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!What they weren't seeing was that the food God had provided for them in the desert—the manna, was supernatural. It would completely sustain them and keep their bodies healthy the entire time God required them to eat it. Number 11:8 NKJVsays, “The people went about and gathered the manna, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.” That fresh oil taste of the manna that God provided was symbolic of the Word of God. God offers us that taste of fresh oil every day!When things go wrong or we make mistakes, our temptation is to get mad, get frustrated, and feel like God has abandoned us. Discouragement is demonically designed to tempt us to blame God or others, when we should be instead running to God and His Word. The Israelites were whining over their situation. Supernatural provision was in their grasp yet they didn't see or appreciate it for what it was.My mistake was not out of sin or rebellion. It was a mistake. It wasn't my first and it wouldn't be my last. But I was confident that God is greater than my mistakes. His word was my manna!Psalm 112:7 NIV spoke to my heart saying, "The righteous man will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”I didn't have an immediate solution to my dilemma. I could beat myself up over my mistake but I refused. I refused to become discouraged over it. I laid it at the Lord’s feet and said, Father, I messed this up and I don’t know how, but I am so sorry. Please help me work this out. I thank you in advance in Jesus name.The following day, I got a call from the church that I was supposed to speak at. They called to apologize but they had given me the wrong date to speak. They wondered if I could speak on their new date. I smiled and told them I could arrange that. When I hung up the phone, I broke out in praise for the Lord's goodness and mercy. If this was a test of my faith, I had passed it and God had blessed it. I was able to do both and both were a great blessing!Philippians 2:14-16 (NIV) "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life--in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing."In His love,Pastor Tim Burt
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