Daily Manna

“This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! Do not waste your good seed among thorns. ‭‭The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity. When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Then we will no longer be immature like...

“I thought to Myself, I would love to treat you as My own children! I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling Me ‘Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me. But you have been unfaithful to Me, you people of Israel! You have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband. I, the Lord, have spoken. My wayward children, says the Lord, come back to Me, and I will heal your wayward hearts. Yes, we’re coming, the people reply, for you...

“Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, Look, I have put My words in your mouth! ‭‭O Sovereign Lord, I said, I can’t speak for you! I’m too young! The Lord replied, Don’t say, I’m too young, for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. Get up and prepare for action. Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them, or I will make you look foolish in front of them. They will fight you, but they will fail. For I am...

“As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain, so will you always be my people, with a name that will never disappear, says the Lord. All humanity will come to worship me from week to week and from month to month. And as they go out, they will see the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me. For the worms that devour them will never die, and the fire that burns them will never go out. All who pass by will view them with utter horror. Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be...

“But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask Him! ‭‭I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! You faithfully...