Manna for Your Morning

Long ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. — Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT) The LORD draws us to Himself with unfailing love. Yahweh! The LORD! The God of compassion and mercy! He is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. He lavishes unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love Him and obey His commands. (See Exodus 20:6, 34:6 NLT) Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone. (Psalm 33:22 NLT) Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. (Psalm 36:5 NLT) How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights. For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. — Psalm 36:7-9 (NLT)

So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. — Romans 8:6 (NLT) Let us no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit, and bear much fruit for the Kingdom of God. …the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit within you is divine love in all its varied expressions: joy that overflows, peace that subdues, patience that endures, kindness in action, a life full of virtue, faith that prevails, gentleness of heart, and strength of spirit. Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless. (Galatians 5:22-23 TPT) So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. (Galatians 5:16 NLT)

Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. — 1 Kings 19:11-12 (NKJV) Don't let the noise of events in this world distract you. There is some rubble that the strong winds needs to blow out of your life. Let the earthquake remove what can be shaken and the fiery furnace experiences burn out the impurities. Instead of focusing on the earthquakes and storms of life, listen for the still small voice of the LORD.

Lift up your heads, you gates, and lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in! Who is this King of glory? The LORD of armies, He is the King of glory. Selah — Psalm 24:9-10 (NASB) “Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is filled with His glory.” (Isaiah 6:3 AMP) The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. (Psalm 19:1-2 (NLT) Have eyes that see and ears that hear. Seek more of his strength! Seek more of him! Let’s always be seeking the light of his face. (Psalm 105:4 TPT) This is the generation of those who seek the LORD… (See Psalm 24:6 NASB) Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. (1 Chronicles 16:24 NASB)

Yahweh, what a perfect God you are! All Yahweh’s promises have proven true. What a secure shelter for all those who turn to hide themselves in you, the wraparound God. God, you have wrapped me in power and made my way perfect. Through you I ascend to the highest peaks to stand strong and secure in you. — Psalm 18:30, 32-33 (TPT) Take refuge in the Lord. For he alone is my safe place. His wraparound presence always protects me as my champion defender. There’s no risk of failure with God! So why would I let worry paralyze me, even when troubles multiply around me? God’s glory is all around me! His wraparound presence is all I need, for the Lord is my Savior, my hero, and my life-giving strength. (Psalm 62:6-7 TPT) Romans 13:14 (TPT) says: fully immerse yourselves into the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.  — Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT) Jesus, the Prince of Peace, has given us His peace, and it will continually guard our hearts and minds as we abide in Christ. Therefore, we need not be anxious nor fearful. Let His perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge. (See John 14:27 AMP)  Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all. — 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NLT) 

Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness. Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power. I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness. — Psalm 145:3-6 (NLT) Yahweh, our Sovereign God, your glory streams from the heavens above, filling the earth with the majesty of your name! People everywhere see your splendor! (Psalm 8:9 TPT) Keep me in this glory. Let me live continually under your splendor-shadow, hiding my life in you forever. Pause in his presence (Psalm 61:4 TPT)