Right but He still gave them what they wanted even though He knew they would complain, so why have miracles stopped today?
Did he really give them what they wanted? Or only what they needed. They ate the manna for 40 years....they rarely saw any meat. They had no vegetables or fruit and yet they survived. God saw to it that their clothing didn't wear our or even their sandals. This may have been a miracle, but it was hardly granting wishes.
The time for blessings would come once they entered the Promised Land. But just before they entered, satan brought another test on God's people. The men were tempted by beautiful Moabite women who led them into immorality. Imagine! They had endured 40 years in the wilderness and just as they were to enter their God-given place of peace, disobedience once again caused them to miss out.
There is a pictorial lesson in this for us, who are wandering about in our own 'wilderness'....a spiritual one as well as a political one. The devil is sure to tighten the thumb screws as these last days draw to a close. If we are too busy complaining about our lot in life, we might well miss the opportunity to gain entry into God's promised "new earth" ( 2 Peter 3:13)
It's time to be grateful for what we have and to appreciate what is just ahead of us.....an opportunity to live the life God had planned for us all along. (Revelation 21:2-4)
Many people do this and end up in different religions, so it doesn't seem to be reliable.
Satan can 'blind minds' (2 Corinthians 4:3-4) so we can rely on God to prevent that kind of 'blindness' if we have genuine faith in him and his ability to carry out his will on earth. If you have ever prayed the Lord's Prayer, it is a request for God's Kingdom to come and for his "will to be done on earth as it is in heaven." That is still to take place.
You see, the devil can only blind "unbelievers". Those misled into the a fake kind of Christianity that Jesus foretold, have their minds blinded too. (Matthew 7:21-23) When the judgment comes, Jesus will reject them. He accepts only those "doing the will of the Father" at that time. This is what we need to be concentrating on...not having wishes granted.
What are we doing with our lives to be found among those whom Jesus will take into another "Promised Land"?