Daily Manna

“The Sovereign Lord has given me His words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning He wakens me and opens my understanding to His will. The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away. I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting. Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined...

“The Lord, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations, to the one who is the servant of rulers: Kings will stand at attention when you pass by. Princes will also bow low because of the Lord, the faithful one, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you. This is what the Lord says: At just the right time, I will respond to you. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people as my covenant with them....

“I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you. To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal? Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me. Our Redeemer, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, is the Holy One of Israel. Come closer, and listen to this. From the beginning I have told you plainly what would happen. And now...

“Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke. After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.” ‭‭{Isaiah‬ ‭6‬:‭4‬; ‭‭Acts 4‬:‭31‬}

“This is what the Lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: I am the First and the Last; there is no other God. I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end, says the Lord God. I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One. When I saw Him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But He laid his right hand on me and said, Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but...