The Israelites (in 15th century garb) eat manna and gather it into baskets.

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The Kingdom is Not a Mad Scramble for “Enough”

I was recently at a eight-year-old’s birthday party, and at this birthday party there was a piñata. All of the kids took turns whacking a paper mache shark with a PVC pipe until eventually the shark busted and candies flew everywhere. 

At that moment it was every kid for themselves as they were diving in grabbing as many and as much candy as each kid possibly could. 

Even from a young age we believe this is how the world works, but there is a limited amount of something that you must fight for what you can, but the kingdom of God is different. Jesus teaches in God’s kingdom there is enough for everyone, he has compassion upon the people and gives of himself to each one of them.

At the birthday party, after all of the candy had been picked off the ground, the mom of the birthday boy asked if everyone got enough candy. And that is more of what the kingdom of God looks like: inquiring us asking us if we have what we need if we have enough.