[Copied and edited from my Morning Manna daily email devotional, 2000 – 2005] GOD FOR DUMMIES Can you believe if you don’t understand? Friday, November 3, 2000 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isa. 55:9 (KJV) I don’t…
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Out on a Limb – A Devotional | Morning Manna
OUT ON A LIMB WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2000 Jesus was going through the city of Jericho. A man was there named Zacchaeus, who was a very important tax collector, and he was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because he was too short to see above the crowd….
Five-Legged Dogs – A Devotional | Morning Manna
The following was originally written as part of a daily email devotional, which I wrote from 2000 – 2005. FIVE-LEGGED DOGS Friday, October 31, 2003 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall…
BLESSED REJECTION – A DEVOTIONAL | MORNING MANNA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2004 BLESSED REJECTION “Blessed are you when they revile you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.” Matt. 5:11,12(NKJV) Rejection. Nobody likes…
Time Investment- A Devotional | Morning Manna
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2000 TIME REDEMPTION “…redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”Eph. 5:16 Suppose you have a bank account into which your employer deposits $1,440 every day (that is $10,080/week). The only stipulation is that you must use every single penny every single day. You cannot leave any of the money in the…
Happiness according to King David – a Devotional | Morning Manna
MONDAY, MAY 8, 2000 (with updates on 5/2/2017) “HAPPINESS IS…” He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. Psa. 1:3 (NKJV) In this verse, David gives four distinct characteristics of the…
INVICTUS! Or, Self-Reliance is Overrated – A Devotional | Morning Manna
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2000SELF-RELIANCE ISOVERRATED I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Eccl….
War is Hell – a Devotional
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000 WAR IS HELL For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” 2 Chr. 16:9 (NKJV) There are…
Blessed Affluence – A Devotional Reflection on Giving
The following is one in a series of devotionals reprised from Morning Manna, a daily email devotional I wrote from 2000 2005. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2000 BLESSED AFFLUENCE I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He…
What is your inspiration? – a Devotional
The following is one in a series of devotionals reprised from Morning Manna, a daily email devotional I wrote from 2000-2005. [hr] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000 WHAT IS YOUR INSPIRATION? My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Psa….