“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment” (Php 1:9). We can be channels of God’s care in this desert world, but we need Love River to flow between the banks of knowledge and discernment or, like a flash flood, it can damage rather than […]
“But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren” (Lk 22:32). It may be that your best teacher today was your last mistake, so take the humble path and ask the Lord to show you how even your failures can lead you […]
“Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less” (Ex 16:17). It is at the same time a sobering and an encouraging fact that I have as much of Christ, the True Manna, as I desire: Father, please increase my appetite for Your Son this year! […]
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” (Jer 1:5). Not only Jeremiah but all of us are custom made (Ps 139:15-16), meaning that, of all people in the world, you are the one best suited to be you—so ask today to see God’s purpose in your design! […]
“And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev 22:17). This is God’s heart, and if it’s ours, too, we’ll have inscribed on our lives and lips the words on a wayside […]
“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (Jn 14:13). Some say this means to claim what we want by Christ’s authority, but doesn’t it mean to ask according to His selfless, sympathizing nature, so the Father’s character is revealed in the answer? […]
“And a Man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land” (Isa 32:2). Get in tight with Jesus today, with nothing between, and let Him refresh you; He will […]
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer” (Ps 19:14). We wouldn’t have to be so concerned about our words today if we were more careful about our thoughts, since “out of the abundance of the heart” the mouth […]
Day by day the manna fell; Oh, to learn this lesson well! Still by constant mercy fed, Give me, Lord, my daily bread. Day by day the promise reads, Daily strength for daily needs, Cast foreboding fears away: Take the manna of today. Lord, my times are in Thy hand; All my brightest hopes have […]