When my daughter comes home from school one day asking to concoct the recipe they had handed out during their Bible lesson that morning, this mom is all in. I absolutely love when we can drive home lessons we are trying to instill with hands-on fun. There is so much to draw from creation to learn about our Creator in tactile learning ways and even mama is the better for it too.
While pulling out the few-required ingredients (my kind-of recipe), my 8-year-old provided me with the story she learned about manna that day.
In the Bible they learned how God provided manna for the Israelites when they went wandering in the desert, with no sustenance and much grumbling, for 40 years after God delivered them from slavery in Egypt. It was a wild miracle that appeared on the ground for them each morning. Because they didn’t know what it was they called it “manna” which was Hebrew for, “what is it?”
Seems pretty cut and dry.
This manna couldn’t be stored up beyond the day’s eating. And if it was, it would quickly rot. This was God’s way of making His children absolutely reliant on Him for all their needs — most importantly their “what is it?” manna.
If intrigued, read the full account in Exodus 16 on God’s promise to the Israelites when the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.”
Find fun ways this season to instill the values you are wanting honored and remembered in your home and hearts. Instead of just talking about being thankful, do projects and read stories that will drive home what having gratitude really means. Those moments will stick longer than passing words.
Whether this manna be on the side of your lasagna soup, which is how we enjoyed these little rolls, or just a snack, whip these up and remind each other that God is a good faithful provider of our daily bread.
Kid researched, kid made, kid tested and kid approved.
Krystal Irwin is a Douglas County Family contributor. She is a Roseburg mom of two, pastor’s wife and works at Umpqua Valley Christian School.
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