"A daily portion is all that a man really wants. We do not need tomorrow's supplies; that day has not yet dawned, and its wants are as yet unborn. The thirst which we may suffer in the month of June does not need to be quenched in February, for we do not feel it yet; if we have enough for each day as the days arrive we shall never know want. Sufficient for the day is all that we can enjoy. We cannot eat or drink or wear more than the day's supply of food and raiment; the surplus gives us the care of storing it, and the anxiety of watching against a thief. One staff aids a traveller, but a bundle of staves is a heavy burden. Enough is not only as good as a feast, but is all that the greatest glutton can truly enjoy. This is all that we should expect; a craving for more than this is ungrateful. When our Father does not give us more, we should be content with his daily allowance. Jehoiachin's case is ours, we have a sure portion, a portion given us of the king, a gracious portion, and a perpetual portion. Here is surely ground for thankfulness." -- C.H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening
Like manna, God provides for our daily needs daily. Also, like the manna, trying to hoard today's provision in order to provide yourself with tomorrow's needs often goes rotten. God gives daily. He could give us a lifetime's worth today and make it enduring enough to last all of our days, but He chooses instead to be intimately involved on a daily basis, providing us with our needs, serving us daily.
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