Manna for Your Morning

But turning around [with His back to Peter] and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan; for your mind is not set on God’s will or His values and purposes, but on what pleases man.” — Mark 8:33 (AMP) May we set our mind on the things of God and seek to please our Heavenly Father instead of man. Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value]. (Colossians 3:2 AMP) For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (Romans 8:5-6 NKJV)

Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre. He is the One who covers the heavens with clouds, the One who provides rain for the earth, the One who makes grass to sprout on the mountains, who gives to the animal its food, and to the young ravens which call out. — Psalms 147:7-9 (NASB1995) Worrying does not do any good; who here can claim to add even an hour to his life by worrying? Nor should you worry about clothes. Consider the lilies of the field and how they grow. They do not work or weave or sew, and yet their garments are stunning. (Matthew 6:27-28 VOICE) But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! (Matthew 6:30 LSB) Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Yeshua. (See John 14:1) The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in due time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thin...

Now before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him. Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” He named the second Ephraim, “For,” he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” — Genesis 41:50-52 (NASB1995) The place of our most difficult hardships can be the very place of our greatest victory and fruitfulness. Patient endurance is what we need. In the time of adversity, when it seems you are being tested in the fiery furnace of affliction, earnestly seek Yahweh. He is our strength and our fortress, our refuge in the day of affliction. Like Joseph, let us forget all of our past troubles. Let go of any resentment, unforgiveness and bitterness. Once we let go of the past, we are ready to receive God’s healing and move forward. As we proceed, may we produce good fruit and walk in all the blessings God has in ...

You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. — Psalm 139:16 (NLT) Knowing that YAHWEH has our whole journey written in His book, have you ever wanted to peak ahead and see what’s coming? Hardships and difficulties may give us the desire to skip some chapters all together. However, Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) says: Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. His thoughts are nothing like our thoughts. And His ways are far beyond anything we can imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so His ways are higher than our ways and His  thoughts higher than our thoughts. (See Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT) Let us be humble and submit to the work of the Holy Spirit within us and He will show us the path that leads to an eternal and abundant life. And we know that God causes everything to work tog...

  I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the LORD. — Psalm 116:17 (AMP) Call on the name of the Lord. His ear is always open to hear your voice. In Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV), He says: ’Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, (Philippians 2:9-10 NKJV) Whatever the situation, Jesus is the answer.

 The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army]; He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet and makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility]. — Habakkuk 3:19 (AMP) When we draw our strength from the LORD, He enables us to do all that He has called us to do. Don’t give up. For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. (Hebrews 3:14 NLT) That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! (2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NLT)

Make your life a prayer. And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus. — 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 (TPT) Make your life a prayer (a conversation with your heavenly Father). In every circumstance and situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your specific requests known to God. Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make the answers known to you through Jesus Christ. (Philippians 4:6-7 TPT)

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)

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. — John 15:4-5 (NASB) As we abide in Jesus, we bear much fruit. In Him, we are able to experience perfect peace. In John 16:33, Jesus said, “ These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world. ” As we abide in Him, we are able to walk in love, kindness, compassion and gentleness. When we remain in Him, His power is made available to us. It enables us to stand strong and exercise self-control. As we remain in Him, we live in strength and victory. “ Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. ” (John 15:4a MSG)

He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good, and blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the LORD. — Proverbs 16:20 (AMP) Tired of the constantly negative news and posts? Tune into the Word of God and you will find the good and positive message that will revive you. When we wisely pay attention to His Word, we find good. His Word gives life. (Psalm 119:50) Through His precepts we get understanding. (Psalm 119:104). Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires (Psalm 37:3-4 NLT). Know that it is better to trust in the LORD than to put your confidence in man. (Psalm 118:8) Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! (Psalm 34:8)

Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” — John 11:43-44 (NKJV) Just as Jesus called Lazarus to come out of the grave, He is calling you to come forth! Come forth out of that dead place and be filled with everlasting life. Come out of anxiety, despair and depression. Come out of that darkness and live in the light of the Lord. Jesus released you from that spirit of heaviness and has given you a garment of praise. Come forth to the promise land and experience victorious living. Be clothed with perfect peace, unfailing love and unspeakable joy that resides deep down in your soul, in spite of external conditions. We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair; hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [...

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? — Psalm 42:1-2 (NKJV) Thirst for the living God and you shall be satisfied. In John 7:37, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.”  Drink in His grace, His goodness and His tender mercy. Sip on His mighty strength, His unfailing love, and His constant peace that surpassing all understanding. Consume His compassions, which are brand new every morning. When will you appear before God? He is waiting for you.

When the Israelites saw it, they said one to another, Manna [What is it?]. For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat. — Exodus 16:15 (AMP) Manna was bread from heaven which the LORD provided for the children of Israel to eat, for forty years. However, when it first came, they didn't recognize it. Sometimes God’s provision for us doesn’t come the way we thought it would or it doesn’t look the way we thought it should. At those times we must fully trust the LORD, and know that He has a master plan for our lives and it's a plan for good and not for harm. Let’s stand in faith, and be thankful for all of God’s provision.

Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. — Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV) In Hosea 4:6, the LORD says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Through knowledge the righteous will be delivered (Proverbs 11:9). When we lack wisdom in any situation, let us ask God for it and it will be given unto us. He gives generously to all, without finding fault (James 1:5). Wisdom prolongs the length of our days and brings riches and honor (Proverbs 3:16). Wisdom also brings success (Ecclesiastes 10:10). Wisdom calls aloud outside (Proverbs 1:20) Will you answer her call?

“If you forgive the failures of others, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failures.” — Matthew 6:14-15 (GW) May we forgive the failures of others, as we want to be forgiven by our heavenly Father when we miss the mark. True forgiveness means, we never bring up the offense to the person again. As my husband says, we should walk around with a pocket full of grace and just give it out as the need arises. Grace, forgiveness, and unconditional love. They have a sweet-smelling aroma and make our relationships BEAUTIFUL! Be one who graciously forgives and forgets.

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 (NKJ) To walk in the light, is to walk in love. Anyone who loves another brother or sister is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness (1 John 2:10-11). As we abide in the light, we have the companionship of our heavenly Father and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin and guilt. Amen!

When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” Exodus 13:17 (NLT) The path God lays before us is not always the shortest or easiest route. It may seem like God is taking us on a detour, in a direction away from where we want to be. He may be keeping us from harm or leading us through some difficulty that will make us stronger and prepare us for a future event. Whatever the case, we can trust our Shepherd to guide us to our desired destination, our promise land. Don't ever change your mind about following God. As we patiently walk with Him, the Lord will position us in the right place at any given moment. Enjoy the Journey, Jackie

"Watch yourselves very carefully, so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape..." Deuteronomy 4:15-16 (NIV) God is still speaking to me about idols, so I'm sharing with you. May we search our hearts and see if we have put anything before God. If you give more attention to following celebrities and emulating sports figures, instead of seeking God's will and His direction then you may have a problem with idolatry. Husbands, your idol may be in the form of a vehicle if you put more energy into keeping your vehicle spotless than you do glorifying God by loving your wives as Christ loved the church. Let us be like the Thessalonians who turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God (1 Thessalonians 1:9). Amen.  Love, Jackie