Manna for Your Morning

“ 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) 

Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. — Psalm 54:4 (NASB) In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry for help before Him came into His ears. (Psalm 18:6 NASB) When the righteous cry [for help], the LORD hears and rescues them from all their distress and troubles. (Psalm 34:17 AMP) Amen! & Hallelujah! ‘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)

As for me, I look to the LORD for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. — Micah 7:7 (NLT) I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth! (Psalm 121:1-2 NLT) Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. 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 37:1-4 NLT)

‘You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the LORD … — Jeremiah 29:13-14a (NASB) Diligently seek the LORD, and His will on a daily, moment by moment basis. Require Him as a vital necessity. You will find Him when you search for Him with all your heart. May we have eyes that see clearly, listening ears, and understand with our hearts, all that God speaks to us. The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. — Psalm 19:1-2 (NASB)

The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him. — Nahum 1:7 (NLT) Give thanks to our Eternal Lord; He is always good. He never ceases to be loving and kind. (Psalm 118:29 VOICE) God is not out to get you. Second Chronicles 16:9 (NLT) says: “The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. (Psalm 25:8 NLT) How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! — Psalm 116:5 (NLT)

For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace—for the same love he has for his Beloved One, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure! — Ephesians 1:5-6  (TPT) Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. (Ephesians 1:4 MSG) May God be the focus of our love just as we are the focus of His amazing love, that He freely lavishes upon us. ...‘ Love the Lord your God with every passion of your heart, with all the energy of your being, and with every thought that is within you. ’ — Matthew 22:37 (TPT)

A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul. But the one whose heart is crushed struggles with sickness and depression. — Proverbs 17:22 (TPT) A joyful heart is a heart that has learned to rely on and trust in the Most High God, His Word, His wisdom, and His ways. Instead of carrying around the burdens of this world, cast your cares on the LORD and experience the fullness of joy we have in His Presence. Do not be worried, for the joy of the LORD is our strength! (Nehemiah 8:10) A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired. — Proverbs 17:22 (MSG)