Meditate.
Then the LORD said to Moses, "I have
heard the Israelites' complaints. Now tell them, 'In the evening you will have
meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you
will know that I am the LORD your God.'" That evening vast numbers of
quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area around the
camp was wet with dew. When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as
frost blanketed the ground. The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it.
"What is it?" they asked each other. They had no idea what it was.
And Moses told them, "It is the food the LORD has given you to eat. ...
The Israelites called the food manna. It was white like coriander seed, and it
tasted like honey wafers. Exodus 16:11-15, 31
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| Morning Light. Time to gather manna. |
What is this?
Manna in the Morning. Manna…just what is that? I’ve heard people say that God
hasn’t forgotten His recipe for Manna…so when times get tough, we may be out
gathering manna in the morning!
Will times
get that tough? It is possible. Paul wrote to in his second letter to Timothy
about conditions in the last days.
You should know this, Timothy, that in the
last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only
themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God,
disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing
sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and
have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will
betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure
rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that
could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! 2 Timothy 3:1-5
The Amplified Bible describes those last
days using words…perilous times of great
stress and trouble. Perilous times with great stress. Sounds like today!
There have probably been plenty of times since Christ’s resurrection and
ascension that there have been perilous, difficult times where proud and
boastful people loved money, were reckless, unloving, unforgiving, cruel and
ungrateful. That just seems to be human nature if left to its own devices. Paul
advices Timothy and us to stay away from
people like that! What good advice!
Once a person becomes a Christian that self-centered, ungrateful way of life
seems less desirable.
So—gather your manna…or make some manna
cookies and share them with others, explaining what manna is all about. God
loving His chosen people. Seek God while there is still time.
Prayer
~ Lord God, How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey. Psalm
119:103. I Seek the Your Kingdom above all else, and try to live righteously, knowing
that You will give me everything I need. From Matthew 6:33. You provided manna
for the Israelites in the desert before they reached the Promised Land. I’m
counting on You to provide manna if necessary in the last days for Your people
here. Thanks.
Verse
of Salvation ~ To be in Heaven is to be saved, victoriously. Listen to this
message from the Book of Revelation. Image how good that manna in Heaven will
taste!
Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the
Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is
victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven.
And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a
new name that no one understands except the one who receives it. Revelation
2:17
Friday’s
Feast at the King’s Table
What would be your manna? A special food that satisfies your hunger that the Lord
provides for you.
MANNA COOKIES
½ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons guava (or
honey)
¾ cup cane sugar
1½ teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
2 cups flour
dash salt
½ teaspoon of ground
coriander
Cream butter, adding sugar
gradually, until light and pale. Add eggs and beat thoroughly. Add guava,
salt and vanilla. Combine baking powder, flour and coriander, add to
butter mixture. Drop by ½ teaspoon onto a greased or parchment lined
cookie sheet. Flatten. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 8 minutes or until
done. Cool on wire racks. (If using honey…lower temp by 25 degrees—note
that heating honey makes it toxic, so you may want to think twice before using
honey.)
Enjoy with a cup of strong espresso coffee or a glass of milk.
If you don’t know Jesus as your Savior,
seek Him while there is still time. Consider the ABC’s of salvation.
A – Acknowledge or Admit that you are a
sinner.
No one is righteous—not even one. Romans
3:10
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short
of God's glorious standard. Romans 3:23
For the wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
B – Believe in your heart that Jesus is the
Son of God
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is
Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God,
and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. Romans 10:9-10
C – Call on the Name of the Lord
Everyone
who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved. Romans 10:13
Don’t wait…make your decision to believe in
Jesus…in God… today. Life is short…we don’t know when our time will be up…or
when the Lord will return for His church.
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