I haven't shared a SOAP in a very long time. I have a brief description of SOAP on the right side bar.
S: "See! For the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.' So the people rested on the seventh day."
Exodus 16:29-30
O:Moses is sharing with the people about manana. They have recently left slavery in Egypt where they saw the devastating plagues, crossed the Red Sea which later swallowed up Pharaoh and his army, and are now in the desert. They don't have a regular food source, so God provides them with a manana six days of the week. That in and of itself is an AMAZING miracle. God made it clear that the people were to totally rely on Him. They could not gather extra and store it because when they did, the manana got worms and went sour. However, here is another miracle. On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much so that they'd be able to rest on the seventh day. The food didn't go bad on that night.
A: God knows the needs of His people. He knew the Hebrews needed food, but they also needed rest. He provided for both. Not all of the Hebrews trusted God for that first seventh day. They went out looking for manana, but there was none to be found.
God still knows the needs of His people. Do I trust that He can provide?
P: Dear God,
Thank you for your Word which continues to changes lives thousands of years after it has been written. Help me to trust you.
In Your Son's Name,
Amen
S: "See! For the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.' So the people rested on the seventh day."
Exodus 16:29-30
O:Moses is sharing with the people about manana. They have recently left slavery in Egypt where they saw the devastating plagues, crossed the Red Sea which later swallowed up Pharaoh and his army, and are now in the desert. They don't have a regular food source, so God provides them with a manana six days of the week. That in and of itself is an AMAZING miracle. God made it clear that the people were to totally rely on Him. They could not gather extra and store it because when they did, the manana got worms and went sour. However, here is another miracle. On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much so that they'd be able to rest on the seventh day. The food didn't go bad on that night.
A: God knows the needs of His people. He knew the Hebrews needed food, but they also needed rest. He provided for both. Not all of the Hebrews trusted God for that first seventh day. They went out looking for manana, but there was none to be found.
God still knows the needs of His people. Do I trust that He can provide?
P: Dear God,
Thank you for your Word which continues to changes lives thousands of years after it has been written. Help me to trust you.
In Your Son's Name,
Amen
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