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{{DOD-January}}
The Passover clearly illustrates salvation through the blood of the Lamb, but there is more to the [[Christian]] life than being saved. [[God]] was leading His people by His own special methods--a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. This is proof that [[God]] always makes His way clear to those who are willing to follow Him.
[[Israel]]'s experiences in their journey from [[Egypt]] to Canaan are pictures of the battles and blessings of the [[Christian]] life. [[God]] wanted [[Israel]] in Canaan, and Canaan is a picture of the victorious [[Christian]] life, the life of claiming our inheritance in Christ. Too many [[Christians]], like the [[Jews]] of old, are delivered from [[Egypt]], but they get lost in the wilderness of unbelief and never reach the promised victorious life.
Chapters 14 and 15 record times of unbelief in the lives of the children of [[Israel]]. They were praising the [[Lord]] when things were going well, but began to murmur and complain when even the smallest troubles came.
Most [[Christians]] today operate in the same fashion as the [[Jews]] of old. Practically all our problems come because we get our eyes off the [[Lord]] and on men. The joy and [[victory]] of our [[Christian]] life ceases when we begin walking in the flesh rather than in the [[Spirit]]. It is then that the temptations of [[Satan]] look more attractive.
Finally, in today's reading, the manna from [[heaven]] is a type of [[Jesus]] Christ, the Bread of Life. It also illustrates the written [[Word]] of [[God]] on which [[God]]'s pilgrim people feed from day to day.
