Nov 30 - THE RIGHT PLACE TO GIVE

The first man to gave tithes was Abraham. No one taught him this truth. Obviously, he learned the grace and glory in giving when the God of glory appeared to him (Gen 14:18-20).

Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek, the priest of the most high God. We should give tithes to Melchizedek, ie, the priests or ministers who have consecrated themselves after the order of Melchizedek - “without father, without mother, without descent, etc.” Jesus taught this consecration to His disciples - “If any man come to Me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife and children and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple” (Lk 14:26). THOSE WHO HAVE NOT CONSECRATED THEMSELVES (AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK) ARE NOT SCRIPTURALLY FIT TO RECEIVE TITHES.

Before Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek, Melchizedek gave Abraham bread and wine (which is a type of giving Holy Communion). This shows that tithes should be given at the place where a believer worships and takes Holy Communion. Some think that tithes can be given where the need is most. But the Word of God says, “Unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose… thither ye shall bring your… tithes” (Deut 12:5,6).

Before Abraham gave tithes, he was blessed - “Blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.” Our giving tithes a sign of gratitude and an acknowledgement that God has already blessed us and given us victory over our enemy, the devil.

One old man testified that the Lord blessed him so much after he started giving tithes that he gradually kept increasing his giving to the Lord from one-tenth to nine-tenths! “Bring ye all the tithes… and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10).

– Taken from Morning Manna - Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 29 - THE SECRET OF GREAT SPIRITUAL STRENGTH

“There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man” (Judg 16:17).

Samson had a great, high calling. Before he was born an angel appeared to his mother and told her about his birth. Even his manner of life and his calling to be a judge were foretold. Despite all these, Samson’s life and ministry turned out to be an utter failure. He lost all his strength and his anointing. He could not deliver the people of Israel from the bondage of the Philistines. He eventually committed suicide. Why? Had God failed to fulfill His plan concerning him? No. Rather, Samson failed God by allowing a razor (sin) to come upon his head (thoughts).

We may have a high calling on our life and God may have planned great things for us. However, there is a part that we have to play for God to fulfill his plan. We must keep our lives in purity.

Samson failed to keep his Nazarite vow and miserably failed God, but thank God, there was someone else in the Old Testament who kept his Nazarite vow. It was Samuel. His mother Hannah made vow, saying, “If Thou wilt… give unto Thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and THERE SHALL NO RAZOR COME UPON HIS HEAD” (I Sam 1:11). Samuel kept this vow till the end of his life. As a result, he was given a multiple ministry that no one in the Old Testament had. Samuel was priest, prophet, and judge – three blessed ministries were bestowed on him, and in all these three offices he was outstanding. If we, like Samuel, will not let a razor come upon our head, if we do not let sin enter our thoughts, the Lord will richly bless us and make us a blessing to everyone.

Dear friend, perhaps today you may feel like Samson. You might have repeatedly given room to sinful thoughts and defiled your mind and failed God. Repent and come to the Lord. In this Grace Period, God can change a Samson into a Samuel.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 28 - AN ENDLESS MORNING

God’s work of creation ended in an endless morning: ”And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the MORNING were the sixth day” (Gen 1:31).

Thank God, we do not find an evening in the seventh day: “And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all the work which He had made” (Gen 2:2). Man’s work usually finishes in the evening, but God’s, in the BRIGHT MORNING which will be most glorious (when He appears for His glorious Church). It is therefore no wonder that, the meaning and mission of God’s first message, “Let there be light” (Gen 1:3), is to be accomplished only in HIS LAST MESSAGE, “Surely I come quickly” (Rev 22:20).

Jesus, ‘the True Light which lighteth every man’ has already come once to this darkened world to dispel the darkness of sin, but the second time the same Sun of righteousness shall arise for those who have been delivered from the power of darkness and become the children of light.

“Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee LIGHT” (Eph 5:14).

May the glorious light of the gospel keep shining in our hearts, changing us from glory to glory till we are completely lost in that great glorious Light - JESUS CHRIST! Amen.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 27 - SUBTLE PRIDE

Judas Iscariot was one who was puffed up with pride. He was so proud that he indirectly rebuked Jesus. He said that the ointment that was poured at the feet of Jesus should have  been sold and the money used for the poor – as if he knew better than Jesus Himself! Perhaps Judas had the worst form of spiritual pride any man can have. Aren’t we also guilty of thinking we are better than others?

Look at the way Judas died. Like Saul, he tried to commit suicide; but from the Scripture, it is obvious that he failed in his attempt. “Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out” (Acts 1:18). From this we can gather that while Judas was hanging (on a rope), the rope snapped and as he fell, a sharp stone or something on the ground cut such a deep gash in his abdomen that all his bowels gushed out. Just think of his state, lying there on the ground where he fell. It must have been a most horrible sight too. Beware of subtle forms of pride!

When a proud person prays, it is not Jesus but Satan who stands at his right hand. His prayer not only displeases God, but also becomes sin! We read this regarding Judas Iscariot – “Let Satan stand at his right hand… let his prayer become sin” (Psa 109:6,7).

May the Holy Spirit enlighten us to see the pride lurking in our lives. May the Lord help us to cast this demon of pride out of our lives – so that the mind of Christ may dominate our lives, bringing grace to us and to others.
 

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 26 - SHOUT OF VICTORY

“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days” (Heb 11:30).

When we read the Book of Joshua we may not clearly understand how the walls of Jericho fell down. It was not because of the men who walked in front holding their weapons, nor because of the priests who blew the trumpets and carried the ark, nor was it because they walked seven days around the walls, and not even because they finally shouted. The reason is mentioned here – “By faith the walls of Jericho fell down.” If they did not have faith they wouldn’t have gone round the walls or shouted. They did all these things by faith and God gave them the victory. The weapon that the Lord gave them to conquer the wall of Jericho, was the weapon of faith; against it there is no weapon in the world or in the underworld. “The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.” In these days also we need that mighty faith to pull down the strongholds of the enemy.

When the Lord wants to do mighty things in the land, the devil may raise up ‘Jericho walls’ to frighten and threaten God’s people. We should not be shaken by the devices of the enemy; we should by faith shout the note of victory. Canaan is for such. Remember, they walked around the walls of Jericho for six days without seeing even a scratch appear on those huge walls. And on the seventh day, they walked seven times, about thirty-five miles in all. By that time, they might have been extremely exhausted. Perhaps they did not have any strength to shout. If they didn’t have faith, doubt would have mounted in them and they would have thought, “All these seven days of walking so many times did not create even a scratch on the walls. Now, when we are physically very weak, how can any shouting make any impact on them?” Their faith overcame all barriers.

Dear child of God, the Lord has given us the land; let us see it by faith and shout the victory. The Lord will do great things in those who believe; He will do great things through them.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 19 - WE CAN BE READY…!

“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (I Cor 15:52).

“The Lord’s coming from heaven to mid-sky, the opening of the tombs, the dead saints rising from the tombs to join the Lord, and the living saints having their vile bodies changed into glorious bodies and meeting the Lord in mid-air – all these events will take place in a moment or in a split second.

How can we always be ready for that imminent and most glorious event? Can we always live in a state of readiness? Yes. Look at the encouraging text in Isaiah 27:3 “”I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.”" This is a promise given to the saints of God or the Church of God (vs 2). The Lord has promised to keep us day and night and water us every moment. Watering us every moment shows pouring His blessings, His anointing and His grace on us every moment (including the very moment He comes).

Dear child of God, never think that it is because of your cleverness or holiness that you will go at the Coming of the Lord. By the mercies of God, we will meet Jesus when He comes.
 

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 18 - ARE YOU A JONAH?

“Then Jonah prayed… out of the belly of hell cried I, and Thou heardest my voice” (Jonah 2:1,2).

Here we find Jonah praying for the first time. Before deciding to sail to Tarshish he didn’t pray – though sailing, in those days, was a matter of life and death. When the ship was struck by a “”mighty tempest”" and all the heathen mariners were crying to their gods, their worshipper of Jehovah did not pray; nay, it did not even wake him out of his deep sleep!

Then the mariners began casting lots to catch the culprit. Jonah knew he would be caught and would face terrible consequences. But even this did not move his hardened heart to pray. As expected, “”the lot fell upon Jonah”" and he was caught. Jonah’s heart was harder than rock – he still did not seek God’s face for deliverance.

It seems, despite all this, the Lord, in His mercy, was determined to bring him back to his prayer life that was long lost in his self-will. Jonah was then bound, and was about to be thrown into the raging sea to face a horrible death. But alas, Jonah seemed determined not to pray! This stubborn saint was finally thrown into the sea. Now that all he could expect was a watery grave, did he pray? No, he still did not pray! How stubborn! Even the worst person would have prayed in such a hopeless state!

However, our God did not give up on Jonah – in His effort to make him pray. The Lord prepared a large fish to swallow Jonah. In the belly of the fish, it appears, poor Jonah thought he was already in hell. “”Out of the belly of hell cried I.”" Now he cries and prays!

           ” Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
             Oh, what needless pain we bear -
             All because we do not carry
             Everything to God in prayer! “


Dear reader, how is your prayer life? If you don’t come back to your first prayer life, God may have to bring you to a hell-like situation, to teach you to cry and pray! Selah.”
 

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 14 - BLESSING WHILE DYING

 “By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff” (Heb 11:21).

True saints should be a blessing, and not a burden, even while dying. Jacob was a blessing while dying. He blessed both the sons of Joseph. Faith helps us to be a blessing.

“By faith … Jacob worshipped.” Faith helps us to worship the Lord in the Spirit and in truth till our last breath. How did Jacob worship? Leaning on the top of his staff. ‘Leaning on the top of the staff’ shows trusting in the highest promises of God. This is another fruit of faith. Jacob had the privilege and freedom to worship his God till the last moment, as Jesus had. [Jesus committed His Spirit to God while dying.] At the time of his death, Jacob was in a heathen land with pagan gods all around, and yet he preserved his faith until death. True worshippers are truly blessing to others till their last moment.

“Jacob blessed both the children of Joseph.” He blessed with both his hands. Jesus did the same. See Luke 24:50. This is a shadow of blessing others with spiritual and material blessings.

May the Lord grant us the grace to be conscious enough to worship the Lord till our last moment – if the Lord tarries and if it pleases the Lord to take us to our heavenly home by death.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 13 - BE ANGRY AND SIN NOT

Some people find an excuse to nurse anger, in the verse, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath“ (Eph 4:26). Commenting on this, a man of God rightly states, “He that would be angry and sin not must not be angry with anything but sin.”

Some Christians excuse their anger, calling it ‘righteous indignation’. Scripturally, ‘righteous indignation’ indicates a ‘furious zeal’ for God, and is expressed when one is filled with Holy Spirit. For example, St. Paul, “filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him. And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”(Acts 13:9,10).

“Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.” This should not be taken as a scriptural sanction to be angry and resentful until sunset. The Lord may come before sunset and you may be left behind. By losing his temper, a child of God experiences in his life, the ‘sunset’ of the Sun of Righteousness, Who is the true Light, thereby ushering in spiritual darkness. Therefore, “cease from anger and forsake wrath” (Psa 37:8).

Meekness is the opposite of anger. “Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls” (Matt 11:28,29). Rest in the meekness of the Lord; don’t boil with bitterness, resentment and anger.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 12 - OUR POSITION IN CHRIST

 “Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man” (Gen 2:23).

Though Adam did not know or feel that one of his ribs had been taken out, he was able to discern it in his spirit. It was not at all necessary for anyone to introduce the woman to the man and tell him his responsibilities towards his wife. When we walk with God, we will be able to understand our duties in our spiritual life and also what our position in the Church is. “The anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you” (I Jn 2:27).

‘Bone of my bones’ - ‘Bone’ in the original tongue also means ‘substance’. Adam is a type of Christ. The Bride of Christ has the same substance (life or character) as that of Christ. God is preparing a group of saints who have the very life and character of Christ.

‘She was taken out of Man’ - What a great sacrifice Adam had to make to get a bride – one of his vital bones taken out! To take out a rib, the side has to be pierced. Jesus Christ our Bridegroom was pierced on His side and His agonizing sacrifice formed the Church of Christ. What a dowry He paid for us!

Not only is the Bride ‘taken out of’ Christ, but all that the Bride has too – all the blessings – are in Him. We have been made to sit in heavenly places IN Christ and we have been blessed with all spiritual blessings IN Christ (Eph 2:7;1:4). Apart from Christ we are nothing and we have nothing.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 08 - AT THE FEET OF JESUS

 “Mary…sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word” (Lk 10:39).

Sitting at the feet of Jesus is different from hearing the words of Jesus. Sitting at the feet of Jesus is different from sitting in the presence of God. We may be praying in the presence of God, but we may not be sitting at the feet of Jesus.

What is sitting at the feet of Jesus? It is taking the lowest, humblest place in our spirit and giving God the highest place, seeking only the will of God in all things. It is spending time in the presence of God yielding and submitting ourselves to the will of God.

If God has not spoken to us, it means we have not sat at the feet of Jesus. When we sit at the feet of Jesus, He will speak to us. “Be still and know that I am God.” This is a most sweet experience in our spiritual life. In the beginning of our spiritual life we keep speaking much to Jesus, but as we grow we learn to sit at the feet of Jesus. Jesus will speak more to us, and we will speak less or not speak at all.

“Mary has chosen that good part.” Those who learn to sit at the feet of Jesus can choose the best in life as Mary did. And only they can give their best to Jesus. What is the best way to spend the best of your life? Sitting at the feet of Jesus and hearing His words. One word from the mouth of Jesus is richly satisfying and enlivening.

Jesus is waiting to speak to us but are we willing to sit at His feet and listen to Him?

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 07 - GREAT FAITH

“Take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them” (Gen 6:21).

God put in Noah a burden for the whole world – to save every living thing. We need to have a burden for souls to be saved and be made ready for New Jerusalem and Zion. Noah had to provide food for all the living creatures. The Lord gives spiritual food or revelations to those who have a burden for the salvation of the perishing.

“It shall be for thee, and for them.” When you eat, don’t forget you should feed others as well. And when you gather food for others, don’t forget that you need it too.

“Thus did Noah.” How much money, material and resources Noah must have needed! We do not read that he was very rich like Abraham or Job, and yet, when God gave him the burden to do the work, God provided his needs as well. The Lord not only provided for the construction of the ark, but also for the food needed for everyone. Noah was the first man to live by faith in this respect.

The Lord wants us to have faith for our spiritual needs as well as for all our material and physical needs; and also for those of others. “Without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Heb 11:6).
 

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 06 - THE LEADING OF THE SPIRIT

When we do the will of God, sometimes we appear to be mad to the people of the world. Our ways may not make sense to them. When God was training up Moses, God told him to throw his rod down on the ground and when he did, it became a snake. Then the Lord told him to hold it by the tail. No sensible person will hold a snake by the tail because then it will turn and bite you. But when Moses obeyed God, the snake became a rod again.

We may not quite understand why the Lord guides us in some particular way, but if we go by His guidance we have perfect peace of mind. “The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decision that you have to make” (Col 3:15 – GNB). If you feel troubled when you pray about a particular matter, it means that God is saying ‘No’. If, on the other hand, you really have a peace of mind, it means God is guiding you in that way. If you are right with God, when you pray, you can sense God saying ‘NO’, ‘WAIT’ or ‘YES’.

The word ‘peace’ in Greek is the word for ‘UMPIRE’. The Holy Spirit acts as a referee. When talking to someone, you may sense the Holy Spirit suddenly saying “Don’t do that.” When you tend to think ill of someone the Holy Spirit may say, “You are prejudiced. Stop it.” Sometimes you may want to visit a person and the Holy Spirit may say ‘NO’.

The conscience of some people is hardened and they cannot hear the referee whistling any more. Child of God, is your conscience dead or alive? Are you sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit?
                                                         

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 05 - GLORY OF THE DUST

 “The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed life into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen 2:7).

Dust has no beauty or strength; it is trampled under foot. It is out of this dust that God made man. God is outstanding and His strength and beauty are outstanding, but man is mere dust and returns to dust. Recently, scientists discovered that the chemicals found in man and the chemicals found in dust are the same – which proves man’s creation from dust.

Man has nothing to glory in, as he was created only last, and with just ordinary dust (not even with paradise dust). Nevertheless man was a special creation of God. The very breath of God was breathed into man. This privilege of having God’s breath or God’s eternal life is given only to man. Just as God created man, the crown of His creation, out of dust, God now makes man a glorious being when he humbles himself as dust.

“The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit” (I Cor 15:45). The first Adam sinned and brought curse upon us all, but through the last Adam Who is our Jesus we can get back all the lost blessings. Let us humble ourselves as dust and allow God to form a glorious man in us.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 04 - “IT IS I; BE NOT AFRAID”

 “Straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid” (Matt 14:27).

Jesus, all alone in the rough waters, and without any human help or even a straw to clutch at, was calm and cheerful. On the other hand, the twelve disciples, many of them well experienced in rowing on the roughest seas, and all together in a ship, were screaming and crying!

Is it not amazing to see the lone man exposed to the boisterous sea, ministering hope and encouragement to the crowd that was safe aboard the ship? Do we not see here a most wonderful and astonishing contrast between divine serenity and human frailty?

While narrating this wonderful incident Mark states: “He cometh unto them walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them” (Mk 6:48). It is true, there are times in difficult situations when Jesus may appear to be passing us by, but He will never do so.

Dear reader, Our Lord does not want us to be afraid even for a moment. Let us take our stand with Jesus, and refuse to be shaken by our trials, so that we may be able to help the shaken ones.

           “O give me a faith that is active and patient,

            That trusts in Thy power to keep me from harm,

            In fiery trials that I may be radiant,

            And rest in Thy love and be calm.”

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 03 - LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE

 “Let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth” (Gen 1:15).

God set the lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light to the earth. “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Eph 2:6). God has set us in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. When we receive the anointing of the Holy Spirit we enter into this heavenly kingdom. The place where God has kept us, wherever it may be, is heaven for us; it should be taken as heaven by us. Then we shall be able to shine and give light to others. But if we choose a place for ourselves according to our own will the place may appear like heaven, as Sodom did to Lot when he chose it, but soon it will turn into hell for us, like Sodom did when fire and brimstone was rained. Instead of emitting rays of light we shall be engulfing others in darkness.

God has set us in heavenly places and He expects us to give light to the earth. God’s method of ruling is by giving light and this is the excellent way to rule. Rulers should be exemplary. The ruling should not be based on power but character-based. We need revelation and enlightenment to live a selfless life and rule according to the pattern set by God. Jesus said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matt 5:16). God wants us to give light to the earth through our good works.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 02 - GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

Yes, God is good all the time if we know just one secret “TRULY GOD IS GOOD…EVEN TO SUCH AS ARE OF A CLEAN HEART” (Psa 73:1). Oh, how wonderful it would be if the whole world came to know this blessed secret: GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME – in winter times and summer times, birth days and death days, funeral days and festival days, feasting days and fasting days, mourning days and dancing days, days of prosperity and days of poverty, days of trials and days of triumphs, sick days and healthy days! However, there is only one condition: KEEP THE HEART CLEAN!

Although David was a man of God who loved the Lord and walked with God, one day he lost his purity of heart. Then he felt as much pain as if all his bones were being broken, and he lost all his joy. Thank God, he knew the secret of restoration and cried out, “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” (Psa 51:10). How sad it is that millions of people, including many Christians, are ignorant of the fact that a wrong spirit (getting irritated, angry, etc.) is the result of an unclean heart! When the heart is clean, the spirit will be right.

Dear friend, are you looking for a way out of your bitter trials? Do you want God to turn them all into sweet and blessed experiences? Keeping the heart clean is the secret of a joyful life flowing with milk and honey.

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion

Nov 01 - WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?

 “One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple” (Psa 27:4).

David desired one thing, and he desired it with all his heart; his one desire was to behold the Lord. God’s desire is that we too be single-minded in our seeking after Him. If we allow ourselves to be distracted by anything, we shall never succeed in this, our most important spiritual quest.

Paul was similarly single-minded: “This ONE THING I do,” he said, “forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:13,14).

The Lord is asking you one thing today: Are you a person of one mind, or is your mind set on a number of different things? What are you seeking? Maybe the devil is tempting you to focus your mind on the things of this world. Jesus rebuked Martha with tthe words: “Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: bu ONE THING is needful: and Mary hath chosen THAT GOOD PART which shall not be taken away from her” (Lk 10:41,42). If you neglect that one thing, you will worry about a multiplicity of other things, about things that can be taken away from you.

Some never acquire any goals other than material ones; all they desire is to realize their material goals, and go to the grave. Our goal must be beyond the grave.

David had confidence that he would achieve his aim, for in Psalm 23 he says: “SURELY… I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”Let us have ONE AIM, and let us set our mind on it.

 – Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion