Manna for Today!
“The Lord speaks every day to each one of His
people. They cannot live by bread alone; but must have the words that proceed
from His mouth.
Many are weak because they do not know how to gather
the manna that the Lord gives to them each day. They go astray because they do
not know His Voice. His sheep know His Voice, and they follow Him because they
recognize it.
The manna is the Bread of Life that each of His
people is given each day.
His manna may come to you through the words of a
close friend or one of His people who lived long before you as you ponder their
writings. Many repeat the words that He has spoken, but His manna is the Word
that He is speaking now.
We need the strong meat of the Scriptures to build
ourselves up and give us the container for gathering His manna. Grow strong on
the meat of His written Word, but also develop a taste for His manna.
The meat of His written Word will build us up and
prepare us for what is to come, but manna will sustain us through what lies
ahead.
Manna is the Bread of Life—the Living Words which He
speaks to His people daily and are spoken through His people. The Scriptures
are set and cannot be changed. They are the anchor for our souls. However, the
Book of Life is still being written. He writes a new chapter in the Book of
Life with each soul that comes to Him.”
If you are to know His Words, you must know both the
Scripture and His manna. The Scriptures are His eternal plans that will not
change which we must know to walk in His ways. His manna gives us the strength
to walk each day. This is so that we might have fellowship. “…if we walk in the Light, as He is in the Light, we have fellowship one
with another…” (1 John 1:7KJV)
Just as the sure communication between a general and
his soldiers can determine the outcome of the battle, the strength of His
communication with His people will determine their victory or defeat in the days
to come.
All of His people must know His Voice. The time will
soon be upon us when all who do not know His Voice will be deceived by the
darkness.”