Day 56 - Your Bread and Water shall be Sure!

Reading Lev. 25-26 and Psalm 25

As I was reading over Leviticus 26, I was reminded about the blessings that follow obedience to God and His Word. Two blessings that really spoke to my heart today were: Rain and Bread!

God promises to give RAIN to the obedient. Rain is what makes the crops grow and gives fruit. This could also be symbolic of the RAIN of the HOLY SPIRIT which is what gives us spiritual fruit for the Kingdom of God. Without this rain, nothing would grow… we would be destitute.

God also promises that those who keep His commandments and statutes shall eat bread to the full! This means that no one goes hungry. Spiritually speaking, Jesus is the Bread, and as we walk in Him, He will continually provide us with living bread. We will never go hungry, but will always be satisfied.

This promise to “eat bread to the full” reminds me of promise that God gave me a few years back when I was going through a difficult time. I’ve held tightly to this promise ever since. It comes from Deuteronomy 8, and says this:

"For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; A LAND WHEREIN THOU SHALT EAT BREAD WITHOUT SCARENESS, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee." (Deut. 8:7-10)

The verses in Leviticus also remind me of the promise of Isa. 33:16, "Bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure." (Isa. 33:16)

We don’t deserve God’s goodness in our lives. We don’t deserve the water and bread that He sent from Heaven on our behalf... But He sent it anyway! And I’m so grateful! 

Tomorrow's Reading: Lev. 27, Numbers 1, and Acts 13