God allows the ‘manna’ in our lives to cease, not because He has left us, but to invite us into seasons of harvest in Canaan. The corn in Canaan may not require the daily, visible pick as the manna did, but its bounty brings a prolonged season of rest and provision for the people of God. It is a different kind of daily bread, one that comes not through falling from the sky, but through a harvest large enough to sustain a nation. Imagine the people of Israel waking up that fi

Without leaving the manna, you can’t have a Pentecost. Manna is an easy pick, but corn is a deliberate plant. In the wilderness, manna required no sowing, no waiting, no cultivating, just gathering. But in Canaan, God introduced His people to a new rhythm: the rhythm of planting, tending, waiting, and harvesting. With corn came something manna could never offer: the firstfruits. With manna, there was nothing to bring before the Lord. But with corn, God invited His people to p

The God who provided manna in the wilderness is the same God who provides corn in Canaan. The difference is this: in the wilderness we pick manna, but in Canaan we plant the corn. Yet in both seasons, God remains the Provider. Manna for forty long years God gave the children of Israel manna for forty long years. But at Gilgal, after they crossed the Jordan River and celebrated Passover in the Promised Land, the manna stopped. They began to eat the produce of Canaan. This mome