Daily Manna

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” ‭‭When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others....

“Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 1. Those who lead blameless lives and 2. do what is right,  3. speaking the truth from sincere hearts.  4 Those who refuse to gossip or 5. harm their neighbors or 6. speak evil of their friends.  7. Those who despise flagrant sinners, and  8. honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and  9.  keep their promises even when it hurts. 10. Those who lend money without charging interest, and 11. who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.  Such people will stand...

“May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth). Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. Grace and peace be...

“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith. [Insert your name] is patient and kind. [Insert your name] is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. [Insert your name] does not demand their own way. [Insert your name] is not irritable, and [Insert your name] keeps no record of being wronged. [Insert your name] does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. [Insert your name] never gives up, never loses faith, is always...

“I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes...