Manna for Your Morning

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. — Luke 18:1 (NLT) “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7 NKJV) Pray without ceasing. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. (See 1 Thessalonians 5:17 & James 5:16 NASB1995) Keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking. “For the eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.” (1 Peter 3:12 NASB1995)

The LORD gave me another message. He said, “Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the LORD says: “I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me even through the barren wilderness.” — Jeremiah 2:1-2 (NLT) No matter how old or young we may be, let us always be eager to please Yahweh, the Everlasting GOD. Be eager to do what is right. The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. (See Psalms 84:11 NLT) Love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ (See Mark 12:30 NLT) And continue to follow Him, even in the wilderness, in the deep waters and in the desert. He makes a way in the sea and a path through the mighty waters. He is able to make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. (See Isaiah 43:16 & 19 NKJV) Our mighty GOD can turn the barren wilderness into a fruitful field.

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You;
 My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. — Psalms 63:1, 3 (NKJV) Seek Him early and often. Seek Him urgently, with every fiber of your being. Yahweh is the only One Who can satisfy. He opens His hand and satisfies the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds. (See Psalms 145:16-17 NASB1995) And Yahweh will continually guide you, and satisfy your soul in scorched places, and fortify your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail. (Isaiah 58:11 LSB) May His glorious name be praised! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy. — Psalms 63:4-5 (NLT)

And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!” — Nehemiah 8:10 (NLT) This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalms 118:24 NASB1995) For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17 NLT) Yahweh has made this day and He knows the plans and thoughts that He has for you, plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (See Jeremiah 29:11 AMP) We can rejoice because Yahweh is a God of forgiveness. He is gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. He will not leave you nor forsake you. Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those who seek and require the LORD [as their most es...

Then they asked Him, “What are we to do, so that we may habitually be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered, “This is the work of God: that you believe [adhere to, trust in, rely on, and have faith] in the One whom He has sent.” — John 6:28-29 (AMP) Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. (John 6:47 NASB 1995) Yeshua came that we may have life, and that we may have it more abundantly. (See John 10:10 NKJV) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:16, 18 NKJV) The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for a...

 Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless (ineffectual, without purpose). Through God we will have victory, for He will trample down our enemies. — Psalms 60:11-12 (AMP) When the enemy tries to thwart the work God has called you to, do not fear. Victory belongs to our great God. He is Jehovah Nissi, our banner of victory. In peace [and with a tranquil heart] you will both lie down and sleep, for the LORD alone, make us dwell in safety and confident trust. (See Psalms 4:8 AMP) When the enemy comes, remember Yahweh is with you and He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. (See 1 John 4:4) Amen.