Pick Up Orders

 Year 8-Day 313: Today, I’m grateful for pick up orders.

Brick and mortar stores provide local jobs. They matter in our communities. One of the ways they have managed the pandemic of 2020 is by maximizing pick up orders. 

The system has become quite slick for most places.  Even our smaller local businesses are finding a way to make pick up orders work. Marketplace on Facebook is another prime example of a pick up order. 

Pick up orders provide minimal physical contact, but keeps the business local. One person can order... and another pick up. The elderly and homebound have been taking advantage of this newer convenience even before 2020. 

Pick up meals are a luxury and a delight. Let's face it, we all get tired of cooking at some point. You know, God originated "pick up food". Truly. 

Look at this passage:

"Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions." -Exodus 16:4

Manna was literally... food they had to pick up daily. It could not be stored overnight. It was a daily lesson in trust and obedience. Only on the 6th day... before the Sabbath... could they collect enough for the next day, so they could keep the Sabbath holy.

Not exactly "pick up orders" as we know them. Still, I love the reminder of God's provision. 

Today, I’m grateful for pick up orders.