Manna for Your Morning

The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’ — Deuteronomy 33:27 (NLT) With His mighty hand and outstretched arm, the LORD will take you out of the land of your captivity, just like He did with the children of Israel. He will deliver you out of all your troubles. “Trust [confidently] in the LORD forever [He is your fortress, your shield, your banner], for the LORD God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages]. (Isaiah 26:4 AMP)

But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it. — Numbers 14:24 (NKJV) In the school of ministry, we learned that “different” means next. While the other Israelites were ready to turn around and go back to the land of their captivity, Caleb was courageous and ready to conquer the enemies living in the promised land. Do you have a what’s next spirit or a what could have been spirit? Let us not have a critical, whining or complaining spirit like those who perished in the desert. The eyes of the LORD are constantly searching the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him (2 Chronicles 16:9). Even though circumstances don’t appear the way you thought they should, always be ready to move on and ask God “what’s next?”

The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him! — Exodus 15:2 (NLT) After four hundred years of captivity (Genesis 15:13), God delivered the Israelites from their enemies and they sung this song to the LORD. No matter how long our troubles may last, let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23 NKJV). My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life (Psalm 119:50 NIV). God is our strength and song and He has given us the victory! Hallelujah!

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, — 2 Corinthians 10:4 (NKJV) It is a spiritual war we are fighting, not a war with flesh and blood. God has given us powerful weapons for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4, AMP). With these weapons, we are able to cast down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5, NKJV). Fight the good fight of faith and remember: No weapon formed against you shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17)!

Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because they have no knowledge;  — Isaiah 5:13a (NKJV) The LORD called Jesus to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness (Isaiah 42:6-7). Why do so many people allow the enemy to hold them captive in areas of their lives? Jesus gives us the answer in John 8:32, He said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” We must KNOW the truth before it can make us free. The entirety of God's Word is truth and it endures forever (Psalm 119:160). Let us meditate on His Word, day and night, and be set free in every area of our lives!