His desire was to bless them with bigger and better crops than they had ever had before. Manna was God's will for only a short period of time. God's best was for Israel to live on His blessings, not His miracles. The Difference Between Miracles and Blessings 1. It is wonderful when they happen, but we do not want to live on jump starts.
Miracles come in a crisis, but blessings keep the crisis from coming.
Miracles come in small amounts, but blessings come in great abundance. Miracles are only enough for you and your family, but blessings are enough for you and others, too. Miracles can come even when you are in unbelief, but blessings demand responsibility and obedience. By definition, a miracle is a divine intervention into the laws of nature. Miracles are temporary, but blessings are eternal.