Manna for Your Morning

The LORD also will be a refuge and a stronghold for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble; And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not abandoned those who seek You. — Psalms 9:9-10 (AMP) Yahweh is our refuge, a shelter Who keeps us safe from danger. He is our stronghold, a place that has been fortified so as to protect those within it against attack. When the enemy attempts to bombard your mind with lies, you can protect your mind by renewing it with the Word of God. When you keep your mind stayed on God, He will keep you in perfect peace, because you trust in Him. (See Isaiah 26:3 NKJV) He who abides in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to Yahweh, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the destructive pestilence. (Psalms 91:1-3 LSB) In peace [and with a tran...

“Brothers and sisters, you need to know about the severe trials we experienced… All of the hardships we passed through crushed us beyond our ability to endure, and we were so completely overwhelmed that we were about to give up entirely. It felt like we had a death sentence written upon our hearts, and we still feel it to this day. It has taught us to lose all faith in ourselves and to place all of our trust in the God who raises the dead.” — 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (TPT) When you are burdened excessively and overwhelmed, do not give up. When you come to the end of what you can do, give it to God. Place all of your trust in Yahweh, who is able to bring the dead back to life. Our sufficiency is from God. (See 2 Corinthians 3:5 NKJV) We may be pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not completely crushed by them. We may be perplexed at times, but we do not have to give in to despair. We know that God knows what to do. We may be hunted down, but we are never abandoned by God. We may g...

Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. — 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT) Love is large and incredibly patient. Love is gentle and consistently kind to all. It refuses to be jealous when blessing comes to someone else. Love does not brag about one’s achievements nor inflate its own importance. Love does not traffic in shame and disrespect, nor selfishly seek its own honor. Love is not easily irritated or quick to take offense. (1 Corinthians 13:4-5 TPT) Love is “kind to all ,” not just those who agree with our opinions, and conform to our ways. “Love joyfully celebrates honesty and finds no delight in what is wrong. Love is a safe place of shelter, for it never stops believing the best for others. Love never takes failure as defeat, for it never gives up.” (1 Corinthians 13:6-7 TPT) Be that safe place for others. Real love endures through every circumstance. Love lasts forever, not just in the month of December. Love continually, every month ...