Numbers 11`18

Numbers 11;18 says, And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.  God told Moses that He had heard their complaints, even their saying that in Egypt they had meat to eat, and that tomorrow they would have meat to eat.  God did not have to do this, but He chose do so.  We also have another example of the fact that God gave people animals for food, which is a consistent fact throughout the Bible.  Verse nineteen adds, Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;  Verse twenty adds, But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?  God said that they wouldn't have meat to eat for one or two days, but for a month, until it was running out of their nostrils and they despised it, because they had despised the LORD by claiming that they were better off in Egypt.  If we began to moan about what we have given up to follow God, He may allow us to have so much that we begin to despise it, because no matter how much or the things of this world we accumulate, if we do so while questioning God's goodness, they will never satisfy us.  Verse twenty-one states, Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.  Moses said to the people that God knew the number of the people of Israel and that He was going to give them meat to eat for the whole month.  God knows the number of the followers of Christ today, and He will always meet our needs spiritually, and that is all that really counts.  We should never believe that we were better off before we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, even if we lose everything in this world, even life itself.  Verse twenty-two adds, Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?  Moses questioned whether everything, all the sheep, cattle, and fish, would have to be destroyed in order to feed this great number of people meat.  We need not question God's ability to provide what He promises to His people, nor should we.  Verse twenty-three declares, And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.  God asked Moses if he thought God's power was limited, and then told him to wait and see if what He had promised He would not deliver.  As Christians, we simply have to wait by faith to see the promises of God be fulfilled, and even if it isn't in our lifetime, they will definitely be fulfilled.  God never has nor never will fail to keep His promises.