Legacy Lessons W/Vance K. JacksonSample

“And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.” Exodus ‭16‬:‭31‬ ‭KJV‬‬

According to Strong’s Concordance, the word ‘Manna’ (H4478) means: “‭‭What is it?” The Children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, and God gave them Manna to eat. This wasn’t just ordinary food; it was supernatural provision from Heaven.

When God Commands you to take a step of faith forward, your provision may not look like the food that nourished you in the past season. The Manna that fed Israel was not the same substance that fed them in the bondage of Egypt.

In fact, Exodus‬ ‭16‬:‭1-3‬ ‭KJV‬‬ puts it this way: “And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the Children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: and the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”‭‭

The Children of Israel journeyed a mere 15 days before complaining about hunger. They were just getting started, and they began to complain. In fact, their hunger began to overshadow the Promise. Their short-term hunger made them crave the bondage of Egypt over the birthright of the Promise. Sound familiar? Hunger has the power to distort your view of legacy.

The strength of Egypt had drowned in the Red Sea. Now, the “Economic engine” and workforce of Egypt was headed toward the Promised Land. Hunger will make you delusional. Egypt was no longer an economic superpower—because Israel had left. God was doing a new thing through Israel. A new superpower was rising—Israel—they just didn’t know it yet.

Hunger can make you shrink and cause you to worship the former bondage of Egypt. Short-term hunger will make you crave the “flesh pots” of Egypt and despise the milk and honey of the Promise. Don’t shrink. Choose to pursue the Promise. The Manna of today only lasts for a season. The Manna of the wilderness cannot compare to the milk and honey of the Promise. Don’t shrink and settle for the former flesh pots of Egypt.

In fact, after Egypt was drowned in the Red Sea, Egypt’s name was never mentioned again as a superpower. Once God destroys your enemies, their legacy becomes insignificant. Hunger will make you crave the insignificance of the past in order to satisfy a short-term void. The lentils of Egypt will not satisfy the Promise of legacy. Be not deceived—old manna cannot fulfill the Promise of the future. As you walk by faith, the provision of your next season will not look like the Manna of the former season. Walk forward.