I am working on a jigsaw puzzle (pictured) which was given to me for Christmas. It was a free gift as are all true gifts. I got a hair cut today and it was free, it was a gift. I read in the book of Numbers today about the Israelites being tired of the Manna. They said "We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely..." They had all the fish they could eat in Egypt. Fish was free and readily available. They had taken fish for granted it was so free. Now that they were in the desert there were no fish. A couple of points struck me from this remark by the Israelites. First Job said "Naked came I from my mother's womb and naked shall I return thither. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." Job was right we enter the world with nothing and everything we have until the day of our death is a gracious gift from God. He has provided us every meal we have ever eaten. The clothes we wear are a gift from God. True gifts are always free. All our food including the fish in Egypt is given freely by God. The next thing is our failure to be thankful for common things. When they were in bondage they cried unto the Lord with their minds completely focused on the 
negative aspects of their life in Egypt. When they were in the wilderness they did not remember the bondage just the positive things like free fish and onions. In hard times we should count our blessings. In good times we should do the same. We like to remember the good times in our lives and long to return to the good old days. Wisdom dictates that we remember every aspect of our life and thank God for the good times and the tough times. We ought to say as did Job "Blessed be the name of the Lord."
negative aspects of their life in Egypt. When they were in the wilderness they did not remember the bondage just the positive things like free fish and onions. In hard times we should count our blessings. In good times we should do the same. We like to remember the good times in our lives and long to return to the good old days. Wisdom dictates that we remember every aspect of our life and thank God for the good times and the tough times. We ought to say as did Job "Blessed be the name of the Lord." The other picture is of our Bible study with the Faith M. B. Church down in the Waco area. We had a good time of Bible study and fellowship tonight. Tomorrow I will be at the church all morning getting another bus seat installed and the lesson ready for tomorrow night. My mother made it home this morning without any problem and we sure enjoyed her visit. God bless you.
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