go direct to the bounteous hand who giveth liberally, but never
wastefully Our daily bread is sufficient for the day, and we must
wait on him still for the daily bread of the succeeding day; so we
are instructed to open our mouths wide to ask the Lord to fulfil his
promise and to fill them, and to be contented with convenient food."

"O Mamma, you cannot think how many scriptures seem to come to my
mind, and to give me a clearer understanding. You know the manna
which was given in the wilderness, was _convenient_ food when
it was gathered daily as the Lord commanded, but when they laid it
up, you know it was no longer _convenient,_ for it stunk and
bred worms. Does not this teach us to trust God as well as not to
_disobey _ him?"

"May this ready application of the word of God proceedeth from that
grace, my child, which teaches you, like Job, to esteem the word of
God more than your necessary food, for you will also remember what
our Lord said to the tempter, 'It is written, Man does not live by
_bread alone,_ but _by every word_ that proceeded out of
the mouth of God.' But we are too apt to forget this, and to imagine
that we can provide well for ourselves by fulfilling the desires and
lusts of the flesh, and by so doing, we are likely to be brought to
_forget_ God, the bountiful and wise Supplier of all our wants."

"I remember the text, mamma, which has in it, 'Feed me with food
_convenient_ for me; and in another part, 'lest I be full and
deny thee,' Prov. xxx. 9; and this little bird's nest has helped me
to understand it better."

"May the Holy Spirit engrave it on your heart, for it will often