Manna for Your Morning

“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.” — Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. (Psalms 25:8-9 NLT) He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. (Psalms 23:3 NLT) Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. (Psalms 25:4-5 NLT) May our steps stay on His path; Let us not waver from following Yahweh. (See Psalms 17:5)

“Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained; But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].” — Proverbs 29:18 (AMP) With no vision, the people perish. Why? Because they stray away from Yahweh and His principles. We are happy and blessed when we follow God’s Word. It provides vision for all of humanity. Proverbs 29:18 (NLT) says: “When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful.” Forever, His word is settled in heaven. (See Psalms 119:89 NKJV) His Word is truth. When you continue in His Word, you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free from the lies of the enemy. Do not lean on your own insight and opinions. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! (Proverbs 3:6-7 MSG) “You’re only truly happy when you walk in total integrity, walking in the light o...

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die;
 A time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal;
 A time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
 A time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; 
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to gain, and a time to lose; 
A time to keep, and a time to throw away; A time to tear, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate;
 A time of war, and a time of peace. — Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NKJV) Each season has its proper time and serves a purpose. We can learn from each season we encounter. One season may serve to prepare our hearts to receive the Word of God. While another season will allow The Word to be planted in good soil. Another season may serve to remove any weeds, or roots of bitt...

And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?” — Luke 24:38 (NASB1995) When Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them told the apostles about the empty tomb, their words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them. (See Luke 24:10-11 NASB1995) Later, Jesus said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” (Luke 24:25-26 NASB1995) Do not let your hearts be troubled. In these end times, we too will suffer some things, but we have a risen Savior. He has overcome this world and gained the victory for us. 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 4:17 NLT) Have no doubts. Jesus is alive! And at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those wh...

Fear and intimidation is a trap that holds you back. But when you place your confidence in the Lord, you will be seated in the high place. — Proverbs 29:25 (TPT) Job said, “ For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me, and that of which I am afraid has come upon me. ” (Job 3:25 AMP) Instead of focusing on your fears, keep your focus on Elohim, and His goodness, and your fears will give way to faith and confidence in God Most High. Have no fear but the fear of the LORD. In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence (Proverbs 14:26a NKJV) The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that leads to obedience and worship] is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death. (Proverbs 14:26 AMP) Don’t allow the enemy to paralyze you with fear tactics. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-contr...

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; — 2 Timothy 4:7 (NASB) No matter what set of circumstances are before you, keep your eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. (1 Timothy 1:19 NLT) Proverbs 28:1 (NLT) says, the godly are as bold as lions. So fight the good fight, finish your course and keep the faith.

O True God, You are my God, the One whom I trust. I seek You with every fiber of my being. In this dry and weary land with no water in sight, my soul is dry and longs for You. My body aches for You, for Your presence. — Psalm 63:1 (VOICE) As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God… (Psalm 42:1-2a NLT) One thing I have asked of the LORD, and that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD [in His presence] all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the LORD and to meditate in His temple. (Psalm 27:4 AMP) Seek and deeply long for the LORD and His strength [His power, His might]; Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually. — Psalm 105:4 (AMP)

The Eternal your God is standing right here among you, and He is the champion who will rescue you. He will joyfully celebrate over you; He will rest in His love for you; He will joyfully sing because of you like a new husband. — Zephaniah 3:17  (VOICE) Acts 7:9-10a (NLT) says: “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him and rescued him from all his troubles…” Just as God was with Joseph, He is with you and will rescue you from all your troubles. He is our Champion, Who goes before us and makes a way out of no way. What people mean for evil toward you, God can turn it around for good. The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. — Psalm 34:17 (NKJV)

Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them. But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” — Matthew 20:30-31 (NLT) So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.” So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. (Matthew 20:32-34 NKJV) Don’t let the crowd silence you. Cry out to the Lord and He will answer you. He is full of compassion. Continually seek His face and He will be found by you. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses. (Psalm 107:6 NKJV)

Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men! — Psalm 31:19 (NKJV) Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! (Psalm 118:1) The LORD is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works (Psalm 145:9). His compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! (Psalm 34:8) The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. (Nahum 1:7 NKJV) His plans for us are good. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”  (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT). I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. (Psalm 27:13 NKJV)

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them… — Genesis 1:27-28 (NLT)  Genesis 1:28 tells us the first thing on God’s heart after He brought human beings into existence was to bless us. The very fact that He created us, shows us that God had us on His mind. His thoughts of us are so great they cannot be numbered. (Psalm 139:17). He created us to enjoy a rich and deep love relationship with Him, one of continual fellowship. The best indicator of love is a desire to spend time with that person. God didn’t just put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and forget about them. Genesis 3:8, says He was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. God didn’t bring you into this world to forget about you. He wants a daily walk with you too. Let us nurture our relationship with the Lord. Make Him the number one priority in your life. Don’t let the lies of the enemy or worldly distractions keep ...

‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’ — Haggai 2:5 (NKJV) God didn’t bring you out of the place where you were enslaved for you to aimlessly wander through this life. He brought you out, to take you to a better place, as you go from one glory to another place of glory, in Him. You were not saved to sit. God’s Spirit remains with us, because He wants to lead us to a certain place and He wants us to bring as many people with us, as are willing to come. He is there for us, no matter what we may encounter on the way. Not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit, we prevail, progress and prosper.

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. — Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) Surely, the LORD, blesses the righteous and surrounds them with His favor as with a shield (Psalm 5:12). His shield protects us from the fiery darts of the enemy. Diligently seek what is good and you will bask in the glow of God’s wonderful favor. (Proverbs 11:27)

You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas . — Psalm 65:5 (NLT) The LORD is faithful and righteous. He hears your prayers, and listens to your cries. Keep your hope hooked on the Most High God. He will answer with awesome deeds and awe-inspiring acts. Amen!

My troubles turned out all for the best— they forced me to learn from your textbook. Truth from your mouth means more to me than striking it rich in a gold mine. Psalm 119:71-72 (The Message) The Apostle James tells us to consider it pure joy when tests and challenges come at us from all sides. The testing of our faith produces patience. Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing (James 1:2-4). The Apostle Peter says, "dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you," (1 Peter 4:12). The good news is that despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loves us. All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Amen.

And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. Romans 8:10 (NLT) If Christ lives within you, you have been made right with God and His Holy Spirit gives you life. He gives us a rich and satisfying life (John 10:10, NLT). Let us live in accordance with the Spirit, full of life, light, and love.

I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of the maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy. Psalm 123:1-2 (NIV) Look to the LORD who daily bears your burdens. He will show you His mercy and grace. He releases a constant flow of unconditional love and compassion. He grants precious peace to those who trust in Him. Keep your eyes on the One who faithfully cares for you. Love, Jackie