Manna for Your Morning

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God? You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth. — Psalm 71:19-20 (NLT) My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. (James 1:2-3 TPT) And after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation. (See 1 Peter 5:10)

Trust in the LORD and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it. — Psalm 37:3-5 (NASB) Trust God and do what is right in His eyes, instead of following the ways of the worldly culture. His ways are higher and better than our ways. When our delight and true pleasure are in Yahweh, our desires will align with His good plans and He will certainly bring them to pass. Commit everything you do to the LORD, and your plans will be established. (See Proverbs 16:3)

When I screamed out, “Lord, I’m doomed!” your fiery love was stirred, and you raced to my rescue. Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of your presence calmed me down and overwhelmed me with delight. — Psalm 94:18-19 (TPT) Even the worldly King Darius declared to every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you! I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end. He rescues and saves his people; He performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.” (Daniel 6:25-27 NLT) When bombarded with anxious thoughts, remember that YAHWEH is the living God. His Kingdom dominion is forever. And He always rescues and saves His people. Amen.

Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever! — Psalm 111:10 (NLT) Fear the LORD, you His saints; for to those who fear Him there is no lack of anything. (Psalm 34:9 NASB) Praise the LORD! Blessed is a person who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. (Psalm 112:1 NASB) You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. He will bless those who fear the LORD, the small together with the great. May the LORD increase you, you and your children. May you be blessed of the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 115:11,13-15 NASB) “Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be careful about what you do, for the LORD our God will have no part in injustice or partiality, or in the taking of a bribe.” (2 Chronicles 19:7 NASB) “…You must always act in the fear of the LORD, with faithfulness and an undivided heart.” (2 Chronicles 19:9 NLT)

“ When you pass through the deep, stormy sea, you can count on me to be there with you. When you pass through raging rivers, You will not drown. When you walk through persecution like fiery flames, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you, for I am your Savior, Yahweh, your mighty God, the Holy One of Israel! ” — Isaiah 43:2-3a (TPT) You can count on the LORD to be with you, in ALL situations. If God has determined to stand with us, tell me, who then could ever stand against us? (See Romans 8:31)

O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! — Psalm 34:8 (NASB 1995) The LORD is good. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. (Isaiah 40:29 NASB 1995)  He pardons all your iniquities, He heals all your diseases; He redeems your life from the pit, and crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; (See Psalm 103:3-4 NASB 1995) Be confident that you will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living (See Psalm 27:13). The LORD’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. (Lamentations 3:22-25 NASB 1995) May we continually seek the LORD and do His will.

We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectation onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection. His example is this: Because his heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be his, he endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God! — Hebrews 12:2 (TPT) Look away from the distractions of this world. Let us focus our attention on Jesus and move forward in faith, with a growing expectation of seeing the grace and goodness of our great God. This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells], (Hebrews 6:19 AMP).