An example of Jesus’ willingness and ability to provide for you

Paul reminds the church at Corinth that the Old Testament records are written for our examples.

1 Corinthians 10:¹¹ Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

An example for you and me

Exodus 12:³⁶And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

³⁷And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Assuming a total of 3.6 million Israelites were involved in the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, (6,000 men plus their wives and an average of 4 children per family) the following statistics maybe computed:

If each family were allotted a space of fifty feet by fifty feet in which to camp plus an equal area for their livestock, the total space needed would be 3 billion square feet, an area of 10 ½ miles square.

If the Israelites and an equal number of livestock were placed in a line 50 abreast, the length of the line would stretch more than 100 miles. Moving at a leisurely 2 ½ miles per hour the parade would take more than 50 hours to move past the same point.

It would take the equivalent of 160 railroad boxcars of food and 1,080 tank cars of water just to meet the minimum daily needs of the nation.

And yet Jesus supplied the nation’s needs! Not just for one day for 40 years until at last they reached the Promised Land.

Exodus 16:³⁵ And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Are you worried today?

What does the example of the LORD’s care for the Israelites mean to you?

Ephesians 3:²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

²¹Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Do you know this song?

He is Able to Deliver Thee – William Ogden, 1887

1. Tis the grandest theme through the ages rung;
   ’Tis the grandest theme for a mortal tongue;
   ’Tis the grandest theme that the world e’er sung,
   “Our God is able to deliver thee.”

• Refrain:
  He is able to deliver thee,
  He is able to deliver thee;
  Though by sin oppressed, go to Him for rest;
  “Our God is able to deliver thee.”

2. ’Tis the grandest theme in the earth or main;
   ’Tis the grandest theme for a mortal strain;
   ’Tis the grandest theme, tell the world again,
   “Our God is able to deliver thee.”

3. ’Tis the grandest theme, let the tidings roll,
   To the guilty heart, to the sinful soul;
   Look to God in faith, He will make thee whole,
   “Our God is able to deliver thee.”

Our focus – Hebrews 12:¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

² Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Our challenge – Dearly Beloved,

Run with your eyes on Jesus alone!

Run in faith that Jesus loves you, has uniquely designed and created only one you, has a good plan for your life, runs with you and will accomplish His purposes for you and through you!

Run in His strength alone!

Run with your eyes on the prize!

Run with the desire to finish strong!

Run with the desire to finish with your lamp burning!

Run with the expectation of being in His physical presence when you cross your finish line!

Run to His glory alone!

Run and keep on running!

Coach Patti