Exodus 16:10-15
10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the LORD appearing in the cloud.
11 The LORD said to Moses,
12 "I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'"
13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.
15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread the LORD has given you to eat.

Unbelief has a short memory. Discontent has a slippery memory. They wish to get back to the flesh-pots, of which the savour is in their nostrils, and they have forgotten the bitter sauce of affliction. When they were in Egypt, they cried out loudly about their oppression, and were ready to give up anything for liberty. When they have got it finally, they were ready to put their necks to the yoke again, if only they can have their stomachs filled. Men do not know how happy they are till they cease to be so. Our present miseries and our past blessings are the themes on which unbelief harps. Let him that is without similar sin cast the first stone at these grumbling Israelites.The Red Sea is forgotten in a month.

The newness of freedom had worn off, and the hardship of the wilderness life had set in. The irony of their words is that the nature of their diet while in slavery was not as luxurious as they were claiming it was.

Isralites were stiff-necked people from the time they were taken out of Egypt. So God allowed them to go through immense troubles and problems throughout their journey to the promised land. Instead of taking 40 days to the promised land, they took nearly 40 years to reach there. God loves us and is our good shepherd, ready to sacrifice his life for his sheep. But our God expects obedience and gratitude from each one of us.

God was teaching Israel to be completely dependent on Him day by day. If they responded in faith, then He promised that He would provide for all their needs. This is why Christ connected Himself to the bread that God provided in the wilderness.

Are you like Isralites in your life journey? Are you complaining and grumbling on every problem facing in your life. Do you have short and slippery memory towards the things he has done in your life? Or do we understand that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. [Rom 8:28] So let us pray to God to prepare us in adavance, to face any situation, whether good or bad, in our life journey and be grateful always.

Prayer idea

What could be the worse thing/things happening to you? Pray that you would have enough faith to face any such unwelcoming event in life.