Dumb Before The Word

So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.  Exodus 16:15

What is it? The Lord had promised the Israelites bread from heaven, but when it arrived it did not fit their expectations. Perhaps they were looking for loaves of bread like they baked each day. We have the story from Exodus, one of the more famous from the Old Testament, but for them there was this first time. And first time's came throughout the Bible stories, and time after time them olden-timers stumbled and fumbled. Jesus told the disciples what would happen to Him in Jerusalem just before that last Passover, and they struggled to believe Him. Even after His death and resurrection came, one of the disciples wanted direct, physical proof before he would believe. 

We are so smart now with all of our information devices and quick communication. We have the whole Bible too, that council back in the 3rd or 4th century said so. We have everything laid out for us in the prophecies, signs to look for...no way will we be caught by surprise. 

I feel dumb before the Word of God today, my friends. We have been given so much prophecy of the latter days, and yet there remains so much that I don't understand. All is in the hands of our Redeemer and Savior though, no need to worry or fear. 

Bucky