Manna for Your Morning

“Do not rebel against the LORD, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the LORD is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!” — Numbers 14:9 (NLT) Of the twelve men Moses sent to explore the land, only Caleb and Joshua entered the promised land. The LORD said, because His servant Caleb had a different spirit and followed Him fully, He would bring him into the land, and his descendants would take possession of it. (See Numbers 14:24) The other ten men who incited rebellion against the LORD with their bad report, died in the wilderness (See Numbers 14:29, 36) Instead of listening to a bad report and following the crowd, trust YAHWEH and fear Him only. May we follow Him fully, each and every day.

“ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. ” — Joshua 1:9 NASB Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, “ I am strong! ” (Joel 3:10 AMP) Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will remember and trust in the name of the LORD our God. (Psalm 20:7 AMP) For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall. (Psalm 18:28-29 NKJV) Some find their strength in their weapons and wisdom, but my miracle deliverance can never be won by men. Our boast is in the Lord our God, who makes us strong and gives us victory!  — Psalm 20:7 (AMP) 

The LORD will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace. — Psalm 29:11 (AMP) The strength the LORD gives us is unyielding. It doesn’t cave in, under pressure and it doesn’t quit, in times of difficulty. We grow tired and weary when we try to do things in our human strength.  Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life.  (Romans 8:6 MSG). When we are open to God’s will and allow His Holy Spirit to work in us and through us, His supernatural strength carries us, and our strength is renewed. We will soar on wings like eagles; we will run and not grow weary, we will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31).

Stand firm, and you will win life. — Luke 21:19 (NIV) My dear brothers and sisters, stand firm in Christ. Let nothing move you. Be strong and courageous. Patiently endure hardship. Keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, and you will experience a full and abundant LIFE! Amen.