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𝙒𝙤𝙬… 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚!

  • Writer: Jones Abane
    Jones Abane
  • Dec 7
  • 2 min read

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 first morning in Canaan, looking out of their tents or windows, and realizing the manna they had known for forty years was no longer falling. The thought must have been, “Wow… It’s really gone.” Yet this time, that “wow” did not descend into murmuring, complaining, or fear, habits that had marked their wilderness years.

Think back to the wilderness: when God commanded them to gather twice as much manna before the Sabbath, some still woke up the next morning looking for manna that God had said would not be there. God called that unbelief. They struggled to adjust. They resisted change. They clung to the familiar.


But in Canaan, something had shifted: They had grown. They had matured. They had learned not only to gather, but to go to the field, to plant, to harvest, and to give to those who had less. They did not curse Joshua or complain against the elders. They did not demand the old provision. Instead, they ate the corn of the land. They had learned to trust God’s transitions and embraced God’s new season with gratitude, singing new songs instead of repeating old complaints. In doing so, they ate the good of the land.


There are moments when God allows the “manna” in our lives, the easy, familiar, daily provision, to cease. Not because He has abandoned us, but because He is inviting us into harvest, maturity, and abundance. The corn of Canaan requires faith, work, readiness, and a greater responsibility… but it brings a richer, longer-lasting provision than manna ever could. May the Lord who provided manna in your wilderness give you wisdom, courage, and maturity to eat the corn of Canaan. May He help you adjust, embrace change, and step boldly into the new season He has prepared for you.

 
 
 

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