Manna for Your Morning

In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! — Luke 15:7 (NLT) In Luke 15:11-24, Yeshua tells a parable about a younger son who demanded his share of the father's estate. He then moved to a distant land, and wasted all his money in wild living. About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve. He got a job feeding pigs, and was so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything. (Note: the world will leave you dry and empty). When he finally came to his senses, he decided to return home to his father to be a hired servant. So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. He then proceeded to clothe him and celebrate. No matter how far...

When the righteous cry [for help], the LORD hears and rescues them from all their distress and troubles. The LORD is near to the heartbroken and He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin). Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, but the LORD rescues him from them all. — Psalms 34:17-19 (AMP) “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” (Psalms 34:8 NKJV) “All he does is just and good, and all his commandments are trustworthy. They are forever true, to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity.” (Psalms 111:7-8 NLT) No matter what or who confronts you today, remember that Yahweh is good and He delivers the righteous out of all their troubles.

Some boast in chariots and some in horses, but we will boast in the name of Yahweh, our God. — Psalms 20:7 (LSB) The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is set securely on high. (Proverbs 18:10 LSB) Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD.” (1 Corinthians 1:31 NLT) And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You, O Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek You. (Psalms 9:10 LSB) Let them praise the name of Yahweh, for His name alone is set on high; His splendor is above earth and heaven. (Psalms 148:13 LSB) Oh give thanks to Yahweh, call upon His name; Make known His acts among the peoples. Boast in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh be glad. Inquire of Yahweh and His strength; Seek His face continually. (Psalms 105:1, 3-4 LSB) May Yahweh answer you in the day of distress! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high! (Psalms 20:1 LSB)

“You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works. The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.” — Psalms 145:16-18 (NKJV) “O LORD, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you.” (Psalms 5:1-2 NLT) “…in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.” (2 Samuel 22:7 NLT) He will send from heaven and save me; He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah. God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth. (Psalms 57:3 AMP) Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. (Isaiah 55:6 NLT) ...You, O Yahweh, are a shield about me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. I was calling to Yahweh with my voice, and He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah. — Psalms 3:3-4 (LSB)

Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. — Psalms 55:22 (LSB) Cast your burden upon the LORD and stand strong and firm in your faith until the appointed time of your deliverance comes. For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7) Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, but the LORD rescues him from them all. (Psalms 34:19 AMP) Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the LORD. (Psalms 31:24 NKJV) 

“Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.”  “… let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly. Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name YAH, and rejoice before Him.” — Psalms 68:1, 3-4 (NKJV) “Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in Yahweh, lovingkindness shall surround him. Be glad in Yahweh and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.” (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭32‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭LSB‬‬) “I will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart; I will recount all Your wondrous deeds. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” (Psalms 9:1-2 LSB)  “And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You, O Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek You.” (Psalms 9:10 LSB)  “Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude...

Cast your burden on the LORD [release it] and He will sustain and uphold you;
 He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail). — Psalms 55:22 (AMP) Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. (Psalms 54:4 NASB1995) I lay down and slept; I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me. (Psalms 3:5 LSB) He is the burden-bearer, our strength and our support. He will carry the weight, so we don’t have to. Why carry the weight of your burdens when Yahweh is willing and able? Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God... casting ALL your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully]. (See 1 Peter 5:6-7 AMP) By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You. (Psalms 71:6 NASB1995) Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be as...

Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, but the LORD rescues him from them all. — Psalms 34:19 (AMP) 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 NLT) Do not be anxious, nor dismayed. Yahweh, our God is in your midst, and He is mighty to save. Keep your trust in Him at all times. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience], and He rescues [each of] them. O taste and see that the LORD [our God] is good; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him. O [reverently] fear the LORD, you His saints (believers, holy ones); For to those who fear Him there is no want. (Psalms 34:7-9 AMP)  The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity] and His ears are open to their cry. When the righteous cry [for help], the...

The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the LORD,
 and He delights in his way [and blesses his path]. When he falls, he will not be hurled down, because the LORD is the One who holds his hand and sustains him. — Psalms 37:23-24 (AMP) As we faithfully follow the direction of Yahweh, He will establish our steps. Depart from evil and do good; And you will dwell [securely in the land] forever. For the LORD delights in justice and does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off. The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever. (Psalms 37:27-29 AMP) …the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is our refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble. The LORD helps us and rescues us; He rescues the righteous from the wicked and saves us, because we take refuge in Him. (See Psalms 37:39-40 AMP)

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. — Psalms 34:19 (NASB1995) The righteous may face many challenges, troubles, and hardships, but we can always count on two things. One, the LORD is with us, just as He was with Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego in the fiery furnace.(See Daniel 3:22-25) In Isaiah 43:2 (NKJV), He says: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.” The second thing to remember is that He delivers us out of ALL our afflictions. Nothing is too difficult for our great and mighty God. Amen.

Cast your burden on the LORD [release it] and He will sustain and uphold you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail). — Psalms 55:22 (AMP) Sometimes we give our cares and concerns to Yahweh in prayer but we don’t let go of them. We continue to carry them with us, throughout the day. Often, telling others about them. And the more we magnify them, the larger they seem. Let them go and allow the peace of God to rule in your heart and in your mind. It is prideful for us to think we can handle anything better than our great God is able to. Experience a lighter load, by releasing all your cares to God and relying on Him to give you success in that situation. I once read: “Instead of telling God how big your problems are. Tell your problems how big your GOD is.” Amen. Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you, casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all y...

“For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay. But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul. — Hebrews 10:37-39 (NASB1995) Hebrews 11:6 says: without faith it is impossible to please God. Do not doubt or waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but grow strong in faith, and give glory to God. (like Abraham in Romans 4:20) Let us walk by faith, not by sight [living our lives in a manner consistent with our confident belief in God’s promises]— (See 2 Corinthians 5:7 AMP)  If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit]. (Galatians 5:25 AMP) As believers, the Holy Spirit dwells in us and empowers us to overcome temptation and to do all that God ...

Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, but the LORD rescues him from them all.  — Psalms 34:19 (AMP)  Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through... (See Peter 4:12 NLT) In John 16:33 (NLT), Yeshua told his disciples: “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” Let us not be overwhelmed when troubles come our way. Yeshua instructed us to take courage. In Him, we may have peace. He has overcome the world.  This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them. (Psalms 34:6-7 NASB1995) The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from ALL their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.  (Psalms 34:17-18 NLT) He is the living God, and His dominion shall endure to the end. He delivers and rescues and performs signs and ...

“Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.” — Habakkuk 2:4 (NLT) Instead of being puffed up with pride, let us humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God and put our confidence in Him. ...as for me, I trust in You, O Yahweh, I say, “You are my God.” (Psalms 31:14 LSB)“Though the fig tree should not blossom and  there be no produce on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail and the fields yield no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold and there be no cattle in the stalls, yet I will exult in Yahweh; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.” (Habakkuk 3:17-18 LSB) No matter how dismal circumstances may appear, always live by faith in the One true and living God. He is our Provider and He is good and generous. He fulfills every word He has spoken.  Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evid...

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’” Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, — Isaiah 38:1-2 (NASB1995) When King Hezekiah received the bad news of his impending death, he turned his back to the world, wept bitterly and prayed to God. Yahweh saw his tears and heard his prayer, and added 15 years to Hezekiah’s life. Habakkuk 2:4 (NASB1995) says, the righteous will live by his faith. In the midst of dark valleys, the faithful can see the light of hope shining through.  When faced with adverse situations, there may be some things or some people you need to turn your back on. Look to the LORD, and stand on His Word. Instead of letting fear and anxiety bombard your mind and heart, continue to believe. Trust God and know that He is with you. In Luke 18, Yeshua told a parable to show that at all times we ough...

The foundations of law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do? But the LORD is in his holy Temple; the LORD still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth. — Psalms 11:3-4 (NLT) Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, with its crumbling foundation and chaotic conditions. Instead, build your lives on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ. (See 1 Corinthians 3:11) Regardless of what they do or say, God’s foundation is strong and firmly in place, etched with this seal: “ The Lord knows the ones who belong to Him ,” and, “ Everyone who invokes the name of the Lord ought to stop doing what they know to be wrong. ” (2 Timothy 2:19 VOICE) For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land. Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone. (Psalm 37:9-10 NLT) Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever. For the LORD loves justice, and he will neve...

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation . — Proverbs 10:25 (NASB) The storms of life may come, but the righteous will never be shaken. (See Proverbs 10:30) The LORD will be the security and stability of our times. (See Isaiah 33:6 AMP) After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. (1 Peter 5:10 NASB) So, brothers and sisters, be strong in the Lord. Draw your strength and might from God. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.  — Ephesians 6:11 (NASB)

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” — 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT) … we are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18b AMP)  The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day. (Proverbs 4:18 NASB) In God, the best is yet to come. Don't give up. For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him. — Isaiah 64:4 (NASB)

The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the LORD, and He delights in his way [and blesses his path]. When he falls, he will not be hurled down, because the LORD is the One who holds his hand and sustains him. — Psalm 37:23-24 (AMP) You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way, and in kindness you follow behind me to spare me from the harm of my past. With your hand of love upon my life, you impart a blessing to me. This is just too wonderful, deep, and incomprehensible! Your understanding of me brings me wonder and strength. (Psalm 139:5-6 TPT) Find strength in the One Who holds your hand and sustains you. He has placed His hand of blessing on your head. ‘May the LORD bless you and protect you. May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace.’ — Numbers 6:24-26 (NLT)

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me, for my soul finds shelter and safety in You, and in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure until destruction passes by. — Psalm 57:1 (AMP) Find safety and shelter in Almighty God, He is Elohim, the all-powerful One. When the righteous cry [for help], the LORD hears and rescues them from all their distress and troubles. (Psalm 34:17 AMP) Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, but the LORD rescues him from them all. (Psalm 34:19 AMP) I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. (Psalm 57:2 NLT)