Manna for Your Morning

So we do not set our sights on the things we can see with our eyes. All of that is fleeting; it will eventually fade away. Instead, we focus on the things we cannot see, which live on and on. — 2 Corinthians 4:18 (VOICE) Don’t look at the things which we can see with our natural eyes, for the things which are visible are temporary. Instead let us focus our attention on the things which are invisible, for they are everlasting and imperishable. Fix your eyes on our great God. May we have eyes to see His amazing love and great grace. “ Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory. ” — Isaiah 6:3 (NASB)

…there are three things that remain: faith, hope, and love—yet love surpasses them all. So above all else, let love be the beautiful prize for which you run. — 1 Corinthians 13:13 (TPT) Pursue love… (1 Corinthians 14:1a NASB) Let love be your highest goal! (1 Corinthians 14:1a NLT) The Message Bible says without love, we are bankrupt. Love is large and incredibly patient. Love is gentle and consistently kind to all. (1 Corinthians 13:4a TPT) Love is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. (1 Corinthians 13:5 CSB) Love is not easily irritated or quick to take offense. (1 Corinthians 13:5b TPT) Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. (1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT) Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. (1 Corinthians 13:8a AMP) I think we can all raise the bar when it comes to living a life of love. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (1 John 4:8 NASB)...

For the LORD is the great God, and the great King above all gods. — Psalm 95:3 (NKJV) Our God is El Elyon, the God Most High. Higher than anything that stands before you. God is El Roi, the God Who sees you. He is a compassionate God, rich in grace and mercy. He is the everlasting God. He will never abandon you. What amazing love He has lavished on us. He first loved us, before we even acknowledged Him. In Deuteronomy 7:21, the LORD tells His people not to be terrified of their enemies because the LORD our God, the great and awesome God, is among them. He is Immanuel, God with us. We have already overcome our enemy, because He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world. (1John 4:4) God is Adonai, our Great Lord. Let us adore Him. For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. — Psalm 96:4 (NKJV)

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. — Ephesians 1:17 (NIV) The most meaningful quest we can embark upon as we journey through this life is to know God better. Not just a knowing in our head, but in our hearts. As we grow deeper and more intimate in our relationship with our heavenly Father, we develop a rock solid trust in Him. We learn to trust Him not only for our salvation, but with every area of our lives. As we grow in our knowledge of Him, we begin to comprehend the width, length, depth and height of this amazing love that the Father lavishes on us. A love that never quits. A love that never gives up on us, no matter how many time we mess up. As we daily walk with Him, we personally experience that great love in the very fibers of our being. His wonderful love, reveals His mercy, grace, compassion, and kindness. It's the power of His mighty love that ...

God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us… — 1 John 4:17 (MSG) If we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us—perfect love! (1 John 4:12 MSG). Let the love of God be fully formed in you by taking up permanent residence in Him and allowing Him full access to every area of your life. As we open our hearts to God, the flow of His love from us to others will be constant. When people say or do something that offends us, we are able to respond with the love that God has poured into our hearts. It's God's amazing love that heals our hurts and strengthens our spirits. It's His perfect love that brings unity to the family of believers and draws unbelievers closer to Him. The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You’ve got to love both (1 John 4:21 MSG).

Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. — Ephesians 3:8 (NLT) In Christ we have unsearchable riches and endless treasures available to us. Endless! They never stop. We receive a continuous flow of His amazing love. He gives us a deep, abiding peace that is available in any and every situation. We have everlasting joy. His living Word is a great treasure, that stands forever. In Christ lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians 2:3). If we lack wisdom, we can ask of God and He gives to all liberally. (James 1:5) Never forget the good things he does for us. He forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases. He redeems us from death and crowns us with love and tender mercies. He fills our lives with good things. (Psalm 103:2-5)

“With your unfailing love you lead the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them to your sacred home. — Exodus 15:13 (NLT) Just as God led the Israelites out of the land of slavery to the promise land, He leads us with His unfailing love, each step of the way. God is love. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres (1 Corinthians 13:7 NIV). Our heavenly Father always sees the best in us. His love never runs out and He never gives up on us. Be reassured, nothing on this earth can separate us from God’s amazing love.

“For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.” — Malachi 3:6 (NKJV) Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22-23). When the LORD is at the foundation of our lives, we are building on solid ground, because He does not change. We can count on Him to be the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. His compassions never fail. His faithfulness and amazing love continues through the good times and through times of adversity. The LORD is good and He does good, always!

“Oh, that we might know the LORD! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.” — Hosea 6:3 (NLT) Let us press on to know the LORD. He wants us to show love, not offer sacrifices. He wants us to know Him more than He wants burnt offerings (Hosea 6:6). Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God!” If we don’t cease all our striving to do things in our own might, we will never know our God. Stop and acknowledge His mighty power and great wisdom. Be still and know that God is good and everything He does is good. Press on to know the width, length, depth and height of His amazing love and grace.

The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple. — Ezekiel 43:5 (NKJV) No matter where we are in life, God desires to lift us up to a higher place in Him. He wants to draw us into a deeper realm of intimacy and peace, and to another level of strength, and tenacity. His Spirit will lead us into another dimension of His amazing love and bountiful joy. Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart (Hebrews 10:22 NIV). One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple ( Psalm 27:4 NKJV ).

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You. — Psalm 139:17-18 (NKJV) God's thoughts about you outnumber the grains of sand on the beach. Wow! That is an overwhelming thought. God cares what happens to you even more than you do. He pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! (Matthew 10:30 MSG). He knows when you sit down and when you rise (Psalm 139:2). He knows what you are going to say before you speak a word (Psalm 139:4). The LORD has examined our hearts and He knows everything about us (Psalm 139:1). He knows us better than we know ourselves, yet He says, nothing can ever separate us from His amazing love (Romans 8:38-39). God’s loyal love will not run out nor dry up, because His mercies begin afresh every morning (Lamentations 3:23). Hallelujah!

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” — Isaiah 52:7 (NKJV) Be the one who brings the Good News into your atmosphere. Instead of the gloom and doom we hear in the worldly news, be the bearer of good news. Proclaim and promote peace with God and with everyone who comes your way. Bring to others, the message of God’s amazing love that He has poured into your heart. Tell others about the good things that God is doing in your life! We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony (Revelation 12:11). Amen!