reality is that without food for a prolonged period of time, we would

die. Many in our world today know that danger very personally as

hundreds of millions of people face starvation this year. So there’s

nothing unclear about our need for nutrition through eating. With that

reality in view, any time there is a question about having what we need,

we feel some panic. What will we do to make sure our needs will be

provided? Or the needs of those we love? Truthfully, we can panic for

things that aren’t quite needs. And our desperation to get what we

think is essential to our lives can make us fall out of synch with our

faith. So let’s look at how God used this basic need to try to teach

Israel to depend on Him – for more than just food!