I Remember...At No Cost

“We remember the fish we ate at no cost – also, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.” Numbers 11:5.

These were the words of the Israelites as they reminisced about the delectable foods of Egypt. God had provided their wilderness food in manna only. According to the Bible, manna tasted like a pastry cooked with the finest oil, being like coriander seed, white with taste like wafers with honey. Manna in its description sounds good enough but the Israelites had developed an appetite for much stronger and more pungent flavors as listed in scripture. They had formed their taste buds to enjoy these flavors and manna seemed to lack what would quench their appetite.

In living a Christian lifestyle, we are asked to give up many things associated with our old attitudes before making Christ an intentional new way of living. Satan will continuously remind us of how good something in our past was and how much we enjoyed it in our lives.

The words that stand out to me in the verse are “at no cost”. We pay the greatest cost when we are living in bondage. The Israelites are remembering the wonderful things that delighted them but are forgetting the price they paid daily – their freedom. They were oppressed, repressed and depressed! The cost they paid was the ultimate price any of us pay – being led through life shackled and chained by the enemy. By renewing our mind and restoring a deep relationship with God, we will develop the appetite for the Manna, the Bread of Heaven, Jesus Christ.

What are you remembering in your “life in Egypt” that continues to tempt you, haunt you and call to you? Nothing earthly is free and everything short of a life in Christ and through Christ has a hefty price tag.

Re-establish your palate to enjoy the rich and flavorful Manna from Heaven! He will not disappoint.