Are you struggling to trust God and his promises, especially then when you are facing difficulties? Today we want to have a look how the people of Israel went 40 years through the wilderness without anything but survived in the most difficult circumstances. May the Lord uses these brief thought to encourage everyone who is listening to it!

For forty years, day after day, God provided them with everything they needed. Looking back to that time it could be said that “He has been with them” and that “nothing was lacking”. What wonderful evidence of God's care! Today, I like to share five aspects of Gods care with you:

 Every day he satisfied the people with the bread of heaven and even then when the people complained and asked for meat, he let quails come (Ps 105:40)

 Every day they had enough water because God in his power, for instance, he opened the rock and let water come out or made bitter water sweet (Exodus 17: 6 and Exodus 15: 23-25).

 Every day God made sure that they were guided through the cloud in the day and the pillar of fire in the night (Numbers 9: 15-18).

 They had enough clothes every day, because these clothes just wouldn't break (Deuteronomy 29: 4).

 Every day God gave them health to walk the way in the desert under these difficult circumstances (Deuteronomy 8: 4). It’s written that even their foot did not swell.

Isn't that a wonderful God who made sure that nothing was lacking? As believers we can know that this God is also our God and our Father! As his children we can trust him that he will take care of everything in his fatherly care. To him you are dear and valuable and always the object of his divine care. (Isa 43,2.4) This can give us strength and courage for every day.