Merry Christmas to you!! From today to December 31, the Manna will be "Under Construction" until December 31st.
Until then Happy New Year until January 1st, 2015. You all have a good holidays!
Love,
Dorothy and Tony Callies
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Never Be Thirsty - 12/24
John 4:14a, NCV "But who ever drinks the water I give will never be thirsty ..."
The story of Samaritan woman who came to the well to get the water pour into the pot. She would then carry the pot of water over her head or shoulder whatever she could carry the weight easily. But then that is when Jesus asked her for a water to drink.
From there, the Samaritan woman discovered that Christ was that living water and she wants to drink it forever and never have to thirst again. Do you ever get thirsty when there was a time when you got too busy for Christ? It is good to be reminded that Christ is our living water. Let us drink His Word.
SONG: SPRINGS OF LIVING WATER
Drinking at the springs of living water,
Happy now am I, My soul they satisfy;
Drinking at the springs of living water,
O wonderful and bountiful supply.
(John Willard Peterson, Sing His Praise)
The story of Samaritan woman who came to the well to get the water pour into the pot. She would then carry the pot of water over her head or shoulder whatever she could carry the weight easily. But then that is when Jesus asked her for a water to drink.
From there, the Samaritan woman discovered that Christ was that living water and she wants to drink it forever and never have to thirst again. Do you ever get thirsty when there was a time when you got too busy for Christ? It is good to be reminded that Christ is our living water. Let us drink His Word.
SONG: SPRINGS OF LIVING WATER
Drinking at the springs of living water,
Happy now am I, My soul they satisfy;
Drinking at the springs of living water,
O wonderful and bountiful supply.
(John Willard Peterson, Sing His Praise)
Monday, December 22, 2014
Be Strong 12/22-23
Ephesians 6:10, NCV "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his great power."
What does the Bible has to say about the spiritual warfare? What are we fighting about and how are we going to do that? Ephesians 6:11-12 gave us the answer.
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil's evil tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world."
Reading one story from the book called, "Jesus Freaks and The Voice of the Martyrs" from Albury Publishing, Tulsa, Oklahoma, touched my heart to where I would like to share this with you.
Her name is Liuba Ganevskaya and during 1970's she was arrested for her faith by the Russian Communists, was kept in a solitary cell, starved and beaten. They wanted her to give up her faith in Christ and give the names of other believers so the guard would beat her daily. Liuba has had enough and she was going to tell the guard to his face that he is a criminal.
But the Holy Spirit showed her something else. The Holy Spirit had Liuba noticed the guard was tired of beating her because if he failed to get any information from her, Stalin, the chief Communist dictator, would killed him along with 10,000 officers of his own secret police, which included three successive heads of the police. Just like the Christians they had persecuted!
Holy Spirit spoke to her, "You and your torturers pass through the same vale of tears." Luiba looked up at the guard who had already lifted his whip to beat her. She smiled. Stunned, he asked, "Why do you smile?"
The way Liuba explained to the guard caused him to put down his whip. She continued, "What burden so weighs on you that it drives you to the madness of beating a person who has done you no harm?" He had no answer. The torturer left that day a changed man.
The Holy Spirit has shown Luiba how to fight against the powers of this world's darkness. Her gentle spirit has won the guard's heart to Jesus. She did not fight him. Let us listen to the Holy Spirit:
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil's evil tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world."
May the Lord bless you today!
What does the Bible has to say about the spiritual warfare? What are we fighting about and how are we going to do that? Ephesians 6:11-12 gave us the answer.
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil's evil tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world."
Reading one story from the book called, "Jesus Freaks and The Voice of the Martyrs" from Albury Publishing, Tulsa, Oklahoma, touched my heart to where I would like to share this with you.
Her name is Liuba Ganevskaya and during 1970's she was arrested for her faith by the Russian Communists, was kept in a solitary cell, starved and beaten. They wanted her to give up her faith in Christ and give the names of other believers so the guard would beat her daily. Liuba has had enough and she was going to tell the guard to his face that he is a criminal.
But the Holy Spirit showed her something else. The Holy Spirit had Liuba noticed the guard was tired of beating her because if he failed to get any information from her, Stalin, the chief Communist dictator, would killed him along with 10,000 officers of his own secret police, which included three successive heads of the police. Just like the Christians they had persecuted!
Holy Spirit spoke to her, "You and your torturers pass through the same vale of tears." Luiba looked up at the guard who had already lifted his whip to beat her. She smiled. Stunned, he asked, "Why do you smile?"
The way Liuba explained to the guard caused him to put down his whip. She continued, "What burden so weighs on you that it drives you to the madness of beating a person who has done you no harm?" He had no answer. The torturer left that day a changed man.
The Holy Spirit has shown Luiba how to fight against the powers of this world's darkness. Her gentle spirit has won the guard's heart to Jesus. She did not fight him. Let us listen to the Holy Spirit:
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil's evil tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world."
May the Lord bless you today!
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Don't Worry 12/20-21
Philippians 4:6, NLT "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done."
Inspiration: This verse came from the booklet, God's promises for every day. What to do when you are in doubt about yourself. I was reading the book, Heaven's Heroes on the part about Adoniram Judson (1788-1850). Judson dedicated his life to the Lord and to world missions. In 1812, Judson and his new wife, Nancy, boarded ship as the first American missionaries.
They first came ashore in India, but circumstances lead them toward Burma. Landing in Rangoon, they met and teamed with William Carey's son Felix to reach the Burmese with the gospel. Often they study 12 hours a day to learn Burmese's language.
Then the war broke out between Burma and England, the Burmese government suspected all foreigners as spies and sentenced them all to a Burmese death prison. Staying in a prison over a year with no exercise and little food, they were forced to march out to different place. Several died on the way when it became too much for them to travel. Judson survived the journey. Sorrows came upon Judson when he lost his wife and two children. His second wife, died.
Judson went into a time of deep discouragement, then the new power of the Holy Spirit surged through Judson and he was refreshed to continue his preaching. In 1840, 28 years after landing in Burma, Judson completed his translation of the Burmese Bible and sent it to the press.
Judson went to America to speak. Judson met and married Emily who returned with him to Burma. Emily was a gifted writer and she helped him complete a Burmese dictionary in 1849. Despite the illness and death of family members, Judson held to his faith in God. He never lost sight of his vision to evangelize Burma.
As he stood against great odds, he was able to say, "The prospects are as bright as the promises of God." He left a valuable contribution to Burma: a Bible and a dictionary. This story of Judson as a missionary, faced the odds and still held on to his faith in God, this really touched my heart.
This was where God's promises quoted, "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your heart and minds as you live in Christ Jesus" Philippians 4:6-7 NLT.
SONG: WONDERFUL PEACE
Peace! peace! wonderful peace,
Coming down from the Father above,
Sweep over my spirit forever I pray,
In fathomless billows of love.
(W. D. Corell, Sing His Praise)
Inspiration: This verse came from the booklet, God's promises for every day. What to do when you are in doubt about yourself. I was reading the book, Heaven's Heroes on the part about Adoniram Judson (1788-1850). Judson dedicated his life to the Lord and to world missions. In 1812, Judson and his new wife, Nancy, boarded ship as the first American missionaries.
They first came ashore in India, but circumstances lead them toward Burma. Landing in Rangoon, they met and teamed with William Carey's son Felix to reach the Burmese with the gospel. Often they study 12 hours a day to learn Burmese's language.
Then the war broke out between Burma and England, the Burmese government suspected all foreigners as spies and sentenced them all to a Burmese death prison. Staying in a prison over a year with no exercise and little food, they were forced to march out to different place. Several died on the way when it became too much for them to travel. Judson survived the journey. Sorrows came upon Judson when he lost his wife and two children. His second wife, died.
Judson went into a time of deep discouragement, then the new power of the Holy Spirit surged through Judson and he was refreshed to continue his preaching. In 1840, 28 years after landing in Burma, Judson completed his translation of the Burmese Bible and sent it to the press.
Judson went to America to speak. Judson met and married Emily who returned with him to Burma. Emily was a gifted writer and she helped him complete a Burmese dictionary in 1849. Despite the illness and death of family members, Judson held to his faith in God. He never lost sight of his vision to evangelize Burma.
As he stood against great odds, he was able to say, "The prospects are as bright as the promises of God." He left a valuable contribution to Burma: a Bible and a dictionary. This story of Judson as a missionary, faced the odds and still held on to his faith in God, this really touched my heart.
This was where God's promises quoted, "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your heart and minds as you live in Christ Jesus" Philippians 4:6-7 NLT.
SONG: WONDERFUL PEACE
Peace! peace! wonderful peace,
Coming down from the Father above,
Sweep over my spirit forever I pray,
In fathomless billows of love.
(W. D. Corell, Sing His Praise)
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Calm and Quiet 12/17-19
Psalm 131:2 "I have calmed and quieted my soul."
In search of silence is to find a place that is perfectly quiet. A soul need a place to quiet our inner being, a place where God has our full attention. Looking at the translations, it was entirely new to me. I like what it says. It gives a beautiful illustration between you and God.
NLT: "But I have stilled and quieted myself, just as a small child is quiet with its mother. Yes, like a small child is my soul within me." Psalm 131:2
NCV: "But I am calm and quiet, like a baby with its mother. I am at peace, like a baby with its mother." Ps. 131:2
Inspiration: The Holy Spirit brought a line of song, "There is a place of quiet rest." And I search for that song that fits the line, Near to the Heart of God. Devotion fits well that God held us like a baby close to His heart and He wants us to be calm in His arms of love. He wants us to be at peace. So let us trust our loving heavenly Father!
SONG: NEAR TO THE HEART OF GOD
1. There is a place of quiet rest, Near to the heart of God.
A place where we cannot molest, Near to the heart of God.
Chorus:
O Jesus, blest Redeemer, Sent from the heart of God,
Hold us who wait before Thee, Near to the heart of God.
2. There is a place of comfort sweet, Near to the heart of God.
A place where we our Savior meet, Near to the heart of God.
Chorus: See above.
3. There is a place of full release, Near to the heart of God.
A place where all is joy and peace, Near to the heart of God.
Chorus: See above.
(Cleland Boyd McAfee, Sing His Praise)
In search of silence is to find a place that is perfectly quiet. A soul need a place to quiet our inner being, a place where God has our full attention. Looking at the translations, it was entirely new to me. I like what it says. It gives a beautiful illustration between you and God.
NLT: "But I have stilled and quieted myself, just as a small child is quiet with its mother. Yes, like a small child is my soul within me." Psalm 131:2
NCV: "But I am calm and quiet, like a baby with its mother. I am at peace, like a baby with its mother." Ps. 131:2
Inspiration: The Holy Spirit brought a line of song, "There is a place of quiet rest." And I search for that song that fits the line, Near to the Heart of God. Devotion fits well that God held us like a baby close to His heart and He wants us to be calm in His arms of love. He wants us to be at peace. So let us trust our loving heavenly Father!
SONG: NEAR TO THE HEART OF GOD
1. There is a place of quiet rest, Near to the heart of God.
A place where we cannot molest, Near to the heart of God.
Chorus:
O Jesus, blest Redeemer, Sent from the heart of God,
Hold us who wait before Thee, Near to the heart of God.
2. There is a place of comfort sweet, Near to the heart of God.
A place where we our Savior meet, Near to the heart of God.
Chorus: See above.
3. There is a place of full release, Near to the heart of God.
A place where all is joy and peace, Near to the heart of God.
Chorus: See above.
(Cleland Boyd McAfee, Sing His Praise)
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Encouragement 12/16
Romans
15:4 NLT, “Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us.
They give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises.”
Paul
was writing to Roman Christians Church and he explained what it would take to
have a strong church. One of them was to study the Scripture. Here is one
example of Acts 17:11-12, NLT “And the people of Berea were more open-minded
than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They
searched the Scriptures day after day to check up on Paul and Silas, to see if
they were really teaching the truth. As a result, many Jews believed, as did
some of the prominent Greek women and many men.”
Inspiration:
I read a short story about Samuel Zwemer from Heaven’s Heroes by David Shibley.
Samuel was a missionary to Islam and he did not have an easy lives. But God
granted him powers equal to his tasks. I like this kind of prayer: “Do not pray
for easy lives, pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your
powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks” by Phillips Brooks.
What
impressed me? Until I read a short story of Samuel, it made me realized that
maybe I was looking for an easy way out from studying “too hard?” Oh, thank you
Lord for Heb. 4:12 that your Word discern my thought and my heart and not to
look for an easy lives.
Prayer:
“Now may the God Who gives us the power of patient endurance (steadfastness)
and Who supplies in such mutual harmony and such full sympathy with one another,
in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may [unanimously] with united
hearts and one voice, praise and glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ (the Messiah).” Romans 15:5-6, The Amplified Bible. In Jesus’ name I
pray. Amen!
Monday, December 15, 2014
Lamp Unto My Feet 12/15
Psalm 119:105 KJV
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
God's word has the spiritual principles (a basic truth or rule of conduct) that will help us avoid many sorrows, pitfalls, and tragedies brought on by wrong decisions and choices. The Holy Spirit encourages us to treasure its wisdom and steadfastly hold on to the Word of God in all of our life's situations.
Like the Psalm 119:112 says, "I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end."
Prayer: Thank you, Lord for being a lamp unto my feet. Thank you, Lord for being a light unto my path. Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths (Ps. 25:4). Lead me in thy truth, and teach me for you are my God, the creator of heaven and earth. Lord, I bless you today. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen!
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
God's word has the spiritual principles (a basic truth or rule of conduct) that will help us avoid many sorrows, pitfalls, and tragedies brought on by wrong decisions and choices. The Holy Spirit encourages us to treasure its wisdom and steadfastly hold on to the Word of God in all of our life's situations.
Like the Psalm 119:112 says, "I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end."
Prayer: Thank you, Lord for being a lamp unto my feet. Thank you, Lord for being a light unto my path. Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths (Ps. 25:4). Lead me in thy truth, and teach me for you are my God, the creator of heaven and earth. Lord, I bless you today. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen!
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Reconcile Your Brother 12/13-14
Matthew 5:24 "Be reconciled to your brother."
Just how important is it to be reconciled to your brother? It is the only time when you prayed and remembered that you have hurt someone. Jesus encourages us that to be reconciled is important to Him.
This story happened to be in Maryland when Monika Couch and I was doing a ministry of intercession to Deaf Women Retreat. I can't remember what year. She was talking about the curse from generations that passed on. As I heard this, during that time I was having a problem with my headache on top of my head when the weather gets cold. I would have had to wear a covering over my head when need to. Also I felt a tension on my right neck and it felt like a "claw." Monika suggested a prayer of deliverance with the deaf ladies that Sunday morning.
When that morning came, Monika called me to be prayed for. It was revealed that since I had some of the Indian blood from my mother's great grandma who was pure Indian, and there was a generation curse from the Indian witch doctor. She asked me if I would forgive him for that curse. I spoke the word and said, "Yes, I forgave him." I felt the "claw" that represents the witch doctor using a rattler with eagle's claw, disappeared from my right neck. The second prayer was for my top headache and it disappeared as well. I was amazed and Monika asked me how it does feel.
I respond that I felt so good and then there was a song along with it and everyone was singing. I felt the spirit of dove came upon my right shoulder and another dove to my left shoulder. Suddenly I felt so "tender in the spirit" and tears just flows upon my cheek. It was really a new experience for me.
Here's what amazing: Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and said, "You need to be nice to Mary. Don't give her hard time. Be reconcile to her and forgive her." So I spoke to Mary and asked her to forgive me. She said that she was amazed because she prayed that I would be nice to her during the time when two doves were upon both of my shoulders. It was a beautiful reconciliation. It touched all the deaf ladies that they were able to surrendered completely to the Holy Spirit that Sunday morning. [Saturday night was struggled for some of them until that Sunday morning, it was a complete deliverance for all of us. God became so much more real than we had ever seen. So God knew a perfect timing when we all need to be set free in the Spirit.]
Jesus said that if you remember you have hurt someone, go and reconcile to someone. It is that important to God and Jesus Himself (Matt. 5:21-26).
So let God bless you and set you free from being bondage to unforgiving spirit. Ask Holy Spirit to help you to be reconciled to your sisters or brothers in Christ.
Just how important is it to be reconciled to your brother? It is the only time when you prayed and remembered that you have hurt someone. Jesus encourages us that to be reconciled is important to Him.
This story happened to be in Maryland when Monika Couch and I was doing a ministry of intercession to Deaf Women Retreat. I can't remember what year. She was talking about the curse from generations that passed on. As I heard this, during that time I was having a problem with my headache on top of my head when the weather gets cold. I would have had to wear a covering over my head when need to. Also I felt a tension on my right neck and it felt like a "claw." Monika suggested a prayer of deliverance with the deaf ladies that Sunday morning.
When that morning came, Monika called me to be prayed for. It was revealed that since I had some of the Indian blood from my mother's great grandma who was pure Indian, and there was a generation curse from the Indian witch doctor. She asked me if I would forgive him for that curse. I spoke the word and said, "Yes, I forgave him." I felt the "claw" that represents the witch doctor using a rattler with eagle's claw, disappeared from my right neck. The second prayer was for my top headache and it disappeared as well. I was amazed and Monika asked me how it does feel.
I respond that I felt so good and then there was a song along with it and everyone was singing. I felt the spirit of dove came upon my right shoulder and another dove to my left shoulder. Suddenly I felt so "tender in the spirit" and tears just flows upon my cheek. It was really a new experience for me.
Here's what amazing: Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and said, "You need to be nice to Mary. Don't give her hard time. Be reconcile to her and forgive her." So I spoke to Mary and asked her to forgive me. She said that she was amazed because she prayed that I would be nice to her during the time when two doves were upon both of my shoulders. It was a beautiful reconciliation. It touched all the deaf ladies that they were able to surrendered completely to the Holy Spirit that Sunday morning. [Saturday night was struggled for some of them until that Sunday morning, it was a complete deliverance for all of us. God became so much more real than we had ever seen. So God knew a perfect timing when we all need to be set free in the Spirit.]
Jesus said that if you remember you have hurt someone, go and reconcile to someone. It is that important to God and Jesus Himself (Matt. 5:21-26).
So let God bless you and set you free from being bondage to unforgiving spirit. Ask Holy Spirit to help you to be reconciled to your sisters or brothers in Christ.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
My People, A Remnant 12/10-12
Jeremiah 31:1 NIRV, "At that time I will be the God of all of the tribes of Israel," announces the Lord. "And they will be my people."
Let us read on to Jeremiah 31:2-3 with New International Reader's Version:
2) The Lord says, "Some of my people will live through everything their enemies do to them. They will find help in the desert. I will come to give peace and rest to Israel." 3) The Lord appeared to us in the past. He said, "I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. I have kept on loving you with faithful love.
The verse 2 has a history about these people that are remnant found in Jeremiah 31:7 "... O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel." You see the word, "remnant" often in the Bible especially Paul in Roman 9:27, "... a remnant shall be saved." Also in Roman 11:5, "... a remnant according to the election of grace." Remnant means a surviving usually small part (remnants of a great civilization) and something that remains or is left over.
These people are the remnant from all the families of Israel who would return from the captivity. Many were carried away by the Assyrians in 722 b.c., and others by the Babylonians in 605, 597, and 586 b.c. God would bring them back because of His everlasting love for His people.
In this chapter was about God promised the restoration of Israel and God's people would again dwell together under His blessing. God remembered His covenant with Abraham and with Israel. Israel would have renewed joy, peace, prosperity, and fellowship in the Lord.
Jeremiah reveals that God would make a new and better covenant with His people that would include spiritual power to obey His commandments. In KJV, Jeremiah 31:3b has been my favorite verse: "Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee."
Inspiration: I asked God to give me a verse for Manna this morning. I opened Jeremiah 31:1-3 and I was inspired that God wants to tell you that He loves you with a love that will last forever. He wants to continue to show you His loving kindness. I learned about the history of Israel that many were killed and there were a small group that still loves God. God encouraged them that His love is forever. His kindness is forever.
So let us trust God today!
SONG: I HAVE LOVED THEE
I loved thee with an everlasting love.
I loved thee with an everlasting love.
My love is so big, and My love is so deep.
And I loved thee with an everlasting love.
(Inspired by Dorothy Callies)
Let us read on to Jeremiah 31:2-3 with New International Reader's Version:
2) The Lord says, "Some of my people will live through everything their enemies do to them. They will find help in the desert. I will come to give peace and rest to Israel." 3) The Lord appeared to us in the past. He said, "I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. I have kept on loving you with faithful love.
The verse 2 has a history about these people that are remnant found in Jeremiah 31:7 "... O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel." You see the word, "remnant" often in the Bible especially Paul in Roman 9:27, "... a remnant shall be saved." Also in Roman 11:5, "... a remnant according to the election of grace." Remnant means a surviving usually small part (remnants of a great civilization) and something that remains or is left over.
These people are the remnant from all the families of Israel who would return from the captivity. Many were carried away by the Assyrians in 722 b.c., and others by the Babylonians in 605, 597, and 586 b.c. God would bring them back because of His everlasting love for His people.
In this chapter was about God promised the restoration of Israel and God's people would again dwell together under His blessing. God remembered His covenant with Abraham and with Israel. Israel would have renewed joy, peace, prosperity, and fellowship in the Lord.
Jeremiah reveals that God would make a new and better covenant with His people that would include spiritual power to obey His commandments. In KJV, Jeremiah 31:3b has been my favorite verse: "Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee."
Inspiration: I asked God to give me a verse for Manna this morning. I opened Jeremiah 31:1-3 and I was inspired that God wants to tell you that He loves you with a love that will last forever. He wants to continue to show you His loving kindness. I learned about the history of Israel that many were killed and there were a small group that still loves God. God encouraged them that His love is forever. His kindness is forever.
So let us trust God today!
SONG: I HAVE LOVED THEE
I loved thee with an everlasting love.
I loved thee with an everlasting love.
My love is so big, and My love is so deep.
And I loved thee with an everlasting love.
(Inspired by Dorothy Callies)
Monday, December 8, 2014
Reconciled to God 12/8-9
Roman
5:1 KJV, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In
the Old Testament, Leviticus 16 describes the Day of Atonement, the most important
holy day of the Jewish year. On this important Jewish day, God gave every
details how the process of atonement should be done. Why? If there was no
atonement being done, the Israel would be forced to put up with God’s wrath for
not following His laws. There was no peace for Israel facing God’s wrath upon
their disobedience.
God
had a great desired to save Israel from His wrath. God wanted to forgive their
sins, and reconcile them to Himself. So God provided a way of salvation by
accepting in the place the death of an innocent life, the animal that was to be
sacrificed. This animal bore their guilt and penalty and covered over their
sins by its shed blood.
When
I read the whole chapter of Leviticus 16, I thought, “Wow, so much details for
the priests to follow the ritual.” As a reminder, these ritual all pointed out
toward Jesus Christ. The Day of Atonement is illustrated with symbols that
points to the work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In
the New Testament, the author of Hebrews emphasizes the new covenant
fulfillment on the typology of the Day of Atonement ritual. Since animal
sacrifices were a type of Christ’s perfect sacrifice and found their
fulfillment in Christ’s sacrifice of Himself, there is no more need for animal
sacrifices after His death on Calvary (Heb. 9:12-18). Christ’s sacrificed once
for all.
“Since
we have been made right with God by our faith, we have peace with God. This
happened through our Lord Jesus Christ, who has brought us into that blessing
of God’s grace that we now enjoy. And we are happy because of the hope we have
of sharing God’s glory” (Romans 5:1-2, NCV).
Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son into the world … [silent
worship] … I am feeling your Presence … I am feeling your peace …
SONG:
IN YOUR PRESENCE
In
Your presence, in Your presence, there is peace;
In
Your presence, in Your presence, there is joy,
I
will linger, I will stay in Your presence day by day
That
Your likeness may be seen in me.
(J.D.
and Steven Ray Phifer, Sing His Praise)
Friday, December 5, 2014
Reconcile 12/5-7
2 Corinthians 5:19, NCV "God was in Christ, making peace between the world and Himself. In Christ, God did not hold the world guilty of its sins. And He gave us this message of peace."
The message was about "reconcile" and NCV translate the meaning of the word reconcile to making peace or message of peace. I believe it is important to know about the reconcile and I will used Amplified for reading. 2 Cor. 5:17 has been my favorite verse. Holy Spirit often quote this to me whenever we were tempted to talk about the "old past." He reminded us that today is a new day, not yesterday. God's mercy is new every morning.
Reading from Amplified Bible 2 Corinthians 5:17-21:
17) Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
18) But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself [received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself] and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation [that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him].
19) It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor).
20) So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ's personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God.
21) For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness].
Inspiration: The word reconcile has been on my heart for a very long time. I have written in my journals, but I was not able to write it clearly for Manna until I saw this in Amplified reading.
There is one illustration or picture of what this reconciled really mean. At the cross, Jesus held out His right Hand to the Father and Jesus held out His left Hand to the world, and that is reconciled by restoring the relationship between the world and the Father. Christ has reconciled the Father to the world so now it is up to the world to accept Christ as their Savior who has already forgave sins that was done at the cross.
This is deep, but I just got to share this with you. So now our job is a ministry of reconciliation. It means that our job is to pray that we would bring the people to understand that God has already reconciled them to Him if they just realized this and accept Christ as their personal Savior.
At Christmas time, when you see many pictures of Mary holding the baby Jesus in her arms, that is a message that God has already provided the reconciliation to the world because the baby Jesus was in the world.
What does this mean to me? My heart was overflowing with this knowledge of His Word of wisdom. I trust the Holy Spirit to open our mind to understand His Word of reconciliation. It took me a long time to to grasp this and it is worth growing into this knowledge of Christ.
May the Lord bless you and believe that God gave us the message of peace!
The message was about "reconcile" and NCV translate the meaning of the word reconcile to making peace or message of peace. I believe it is important to know about the reconcile and I will used Amplified for reading. 2 Cor. 5:17 has been my favorite verse. Holy Spirit often quote this to me whenever we were tempted to talk about the "old past." He reminded us that today is a new day, not yesterday. God's mercy is new every morning.
Reading from Amplified Bible 2 Corinthians 5:17-21:
17) Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
18) But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself [received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself] and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation [that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him].
19) It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor).
20) So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ's personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God.
21) For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness].
Inspiration: The word reconcile has been on my heart for a very long time. I have written in my journals, but I was not able to write it clearly for Manna until I saw this in Amplified reading.
There is one illustration or picture of what this reconciled really mean. At the cross, Jesus held out His right Hand to the Father and Jesus held out His left Hand to the world, and that is reconciled by restoring the relationship between the world and the Father. Christ has reconciled the Father to the world so now it is up to the world to accept Christ as their Savior who has already forgave sins that was done at the cross.
This is deep, but I just got to share this with you. So now our job is a ministry of reconciliation. It means that our job is to pray that we would bring the people to understand that God has already reconciled them to Him if they just realized this and accept Christ as their personal Savior.
At Christmas time, when you see many pictures of Mary holding the baby Jesus in her arms, that is a message that God has already provided the reconciliation to the world because the baby Jesus was in the world.
What does this mean to me? My heart was overflowing with this knowledge of His Word of wisdom. I trust the Holy Spirit to open our mind to understand His Word of reconciliation. It took me a long time to to grasp this and it is worth growing into this knowledge of Christ.
May the Lord bless you and believe that God gave us the message of peace!
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Light So Shine 12/4
Matthew 5:16, KJV
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Jesus explained, "You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden. And people don't hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house, in the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven" (Matt. 5:13-16, NCV).
Peter explained, "Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul. People who do not believe are living all around you and might say that you are wrong. Live such good lives that they will see the good things you do and will give glory to God on the day when Christ comes again" (1 Peter 2:11-12, NCV).
Inspiration: What impressed me is that you can't hide your life under a bowl. Have you ever met some Deaf Christians who tried to hide their lives? Maybe some Deaf says, "That's like show off?" Then Peter explained more clearly that it is your normal, daily lives that you have allow Christ inside of you to shine every day. You can't hide Christ inside of you. People around you will see that you are different. You are so nice. You are willing to do good things even when other people may not be so nice to you. Let them see that you are willing to do good things and they will be impressed. That is when your Father in heaven will be so proud of you. It glorified Him!
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your words of wisdom to remind me that you are glorified when I tried to do good things at my work and among my friends and at home. Thank you Jesus for your words. Thank you Holy Spirit to keep me shining for Him. In Jesus' name, I pray, amen!
Song: Keep Me Shining for Thee
Lord, keep me shining for Thee,
Oh, keep me shining for Thee.
In a world wrap in night,
Keep me pure, keep me bright,
Lord, keep me shining for Thee,
Oh, keep me shining for Thee
Until I behold Thy face.
(Out of memory, not sure where to find this.
I may need to correct this later.)
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Jesus explained, "You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden. And people don't hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house, in the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven" (Matt. 5:13-16, NCV).
Peter explained, "Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul. People who do not believe are living all around you and might say that you are wrong. Live such good lives that they will see the good things you do and will give glory to God on the day when Christ comes again" (1 Peter 2:11-12, NCV).
Inspiration: What impressed me is that you can't hide your life under a bowl. Have you ever met some Deaf Christians who tried to hide their lives? Maybe some Deaf says, "That's like show off?" Then Peter explained more clearly that it is your normal, daily lives that you have allow Christ inside of you to shine every day. You can't hide Christ inside of you. People around you will see that you are different. You are so nice. You are willing to do good things even when other people may not be so nice to you. Let them see that you are willing to do good things and they will be impressed. That is when your Father in heaven will be so proud of you. It glorified Him!
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your words of wisdom to remind me that you are glorified when I tried to do good things at my work and among my friends and at home. Thank you Jesus for your words. Thank you Holy Spirit to keep me shining for Him. In Jesus' name, I pray, amen!
Song: Keep Me Shining for Thee
Lord, keep me shining for Thee,
Oh, keep me shining for Thee.
In a world wrap in night,
Keep me pure, keep me bright,
Lord, keep me shining for Thee,
Oh, keep me shining for Thee
Until I behold Thy face.
(Out of memory, not sure where to find this.
I may need to correct this later.)
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Light of Life 12/3
John 8:12, NIV
"Whoever follow Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
KJV: "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he (whoever) that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
The key word here is 'followeth.' Three letters: eth means to 'keep on' following. From the technology dictionary, I choose one meaning: to work in or at something as a business or way of life. Jesus promised that you will not walk in darkness, but shall have the light which is the way of life.
Jesus does not intend to leave us in darkness, the gloomy side by looking on the dark side which is not bright or cheerful. Jesus does not intend for us to be ignorance when we see or hear about "chaos world" [complete confusion]. Jesus has taught us through His Word to be prepared and to keep on living in the light of life which is Jesus Christ, Himself.
Prayer: Thank You, Heavenly Father for giving us the Word of encouragement to keep on following Jesus as the light of the world. Thank You for showing us Your Word why many things will happen before Jesus comes again. Remind us to turn our eyes upon Jesus as the light of the world. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen!
"Whoever follow Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
KJV: "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he (whoever) that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
The key word here is 'followeth.' Three letters: eth means to 'keep on' following. From the technology dictionary, I choose one meaning: to work in or at something as a business or way of life. Jesus promised that you will not walk in darkness, but shall have the light which is the way of life.
Jesus does not intend to leave us in darkness, the gloomy side by looking on the dark side which is not bright or cheerful. Jesus does not intend for us to be ignorance when we see or hear about "chaos world" [complete confusion]. Jesus has taught us through His Word to be prepared and to keep on living in the light of life which is Jesus Christ, Himself.
Prayer: Thank You, Heavenly Father for giving us the Word of encouragement to keep on following Jesus as the light of the world. Thank You for showing us Your Word why many things will happen before Jesus comes again. Remind us to turn our eyes upon Jesus as the light of the world. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen!
SONG: TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face;
And the things of earth will
grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Ordain Peace 12/2
Isaiah 26:12, KJV
"Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us."
AMP: "Lord, You will ordain peace (God's favor and blessings, both temporal and spiritual) for us, for You have also wrought in us and for us all our works."
NKJV: "Lord, You will establish peace for us, for You have also done all our works in us."
We see wars over and over again and many are restless and are not turning to God. So where is the promised peace? The Scripture tells us that true peace comes only from the Lord. Jesus said, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" John 14:27.
Jesus taught the principles (rules) of peace, calling for people to love their neighbors as they love themselves. Paul encourages us in Romans 12:18, "As much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the verse that You have taught us that only You ordain peace. We ask You to teach us to depend on You to bring peace inside of us so we could be at peace with our neighbors. Help us to experience peace with You so we could share Your peace with others. Let our lives reflect the Prince of Peace which is Jesus Christ. It is through Christ's peace that we can bring others to Jesus. We thank You for that in Jesus' name. Amen!
"Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us."
AMP: "Lord, You will ordain peace (God's favor and blessings, both temporal and spiritual) for us, for You have also wrought in us and for us all our works."
NKJV: "Lord, You will establish peace for us, for You have also done all our works in us."
We see wars over and over again and many are restless and are not turning to God. So where is the promised peace? The Scripture tells us that true peace comes only from the Lord. Jesus said, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" John 14:27.
Jesus taught the principles (rules) of peace, calling for people to love their neighbors as they love themselves. Paul encourages us in Romans 12:18, "As much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the verse that You have taught us that only You ordain peace. We ask You to teach us to depend on You to bring peace inside of us so we could be at peace with our neighbors. Help us to experience peace with You so we could share Your peace with others. Let our lives reflect the Prince of Peace which is Jesus Christ. It is through Christ's peace that we can bring others to Jesus. We thank You for that in Jesus' name. Amen!
Monday, December 1, 2014
Happy December First and Delight Thyself 12/1
Psalm 37:4, KJV "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
I prayed and said, "Lord, I had question about this verse whether or not to put it into this Manna." I felt led to read the part of articles from the book called, "Partners in Prayer" by John Maxwell. To make story short, Bill Klassen was called by God to become prayer partners to John Maxwell. John already had a great ministry, yet God called one layperson to pray for him.
"John," Bill said. "I believe God has called me--a layman--to disciple, encourage, and pray for pastors. The reason I came here today was so that I could pray for you." Note this: John never had a layman come just to pray for him. As they prayed together, John wrote, "Bill fulfilled a need for personal prayer that I didn't know I had, and he sparked a deep desire for an additional prayer covering over me, the church, my family, and my ministry."
That part impressed me. Bill, his prayer partners had sparked a deep desire in the pastor, John Maxwell that Bill was able to pray for him. They had delight themselves in the Lord for an hour and then, John was able to share his deep desire for an additional prayer covering for John, the church, his family and his ministry.
As a result when John shared his heart desires to Bill, God had blessed the church from 1,000 to 3.500 people, and the rest is a history. In case you might want to know the ISBN 0-7852-7439-1 to order the book. It is well worth reading because his letter mentioned the importance of teaching the partners in prayer. He quoted:
"The prayer needs of pastors are so great. This year, one-third of all local church pastors will consider resigning under the weight of their responsibilities. In America, one denomination alone sees an average of four pastors resign every single day because of discouragement, personal and professional failure, and loss of purpose. During the more than 25 years I spent in pulpit ministry, the best decision I made was to develop a prayer partner ministry."
I like this quote: "When we work, we work; but when we pray, God works." [Foreword from Max Lucado] Dorothy: What can we Deaf people do about this? You could learn to become prayer partner for someone who needs YOU. Just like Bill who became prayer partner for a pastor. It is something to think about.
I prayed and said, "Lord, I had question about this verse whether or not to put it into this Manna." I felt led to read the part of articles from the book called, "Partners in Prayer" by John Maxwell. To make story short, Bill Klassen was called by God to become prayer partners to John Maxwell. John already had a great ministry, yet God called one layperson to pray for him.
"John," Bill said. "I believe God has called me--a layman--to disciple, encourage, and pray for pastors. The reason I came here today was so that I could pray for you." Note this: John never had a layman come just to pray for him. As they prayed together, John wrote, "Bill fulfilled a need for personal prayer that I didn't know I had, and he sparked a deep desire for an additional prayer covering over me, the church, my family, and my ministry."
That part impressed me. Bill, his prayer partners had sparked a deep desire in the pastor, John Maxwell that Bill was able to pray for him. They had delight themselves in the Lord for an hour and then, John was able to share his deep desire for an additional prayer covering for John, the church, his family and his ministry.
As a result when John shared his heart desires to Bill, God had blessed the church from 1,000 to 3.500 people, and the rest is a history. In case you might want to know the ISBN 0-7852-7439-1 to order the book. It is well worth reading because his letter mentioned the importance of teaching the partners in prayer. He quoted:
"The prayer needs of pastors are so great. This year, one-third of all local church pastors will consider resigning under the weight of their responsibilities. In America, one denomination alone sees an average of four pastors resign every single day because of discouragement, personal and professional failure, and loss of purpose. During the more than 25 years I spent in pulpit ministry, the best decision I made was to develop a prayer partner ministry."
I like this quote: "When we work, we work; but when we pray, God works." [Foreword from Max Lucado] Dorothy: What can we Deaf people do about this? You could learn to become prayer partner for someone who needs YOU. Just like Bill who became prayer partner for a pastor. It is something to think about.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
My Words Abide 11/30
John 15:7, KJV
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."
Reading from John 15:7-11, AMP:
7) If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. 8) When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.
Inspiration: Produce much fruit? To have a fruit, it must live in the ground. To have a fruit, it must have root. To have a fruit, one must water it. To have a fruit, it must grow. To have a fruit, it must become ripe. To have a fruit, it must become savory, a pleasing to the taste. The Father is honored and glorified when we become fruitful to Him.
Prayer: Thank you, Jesus for your Words remind me to abide in you and that we can ask you in time of our needs. We keep your Words into our hearts so that we may become fruitful and pleasing to our Heavenly Father. We love you, Jesus. We love you, Father. We love you, Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name, Amen!
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."
Reading from John 15:7-11, AMP:
7) If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. 8) When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.
Inspiration: Produce much fruit? To have a fruit, it must live in the ground. To have a fruit, it must have root. To have a fruit, one must water it. To have a fruit, it must grow. To have a fruit, it must become ripe. To have a fruit, it must become savory, a pleasing to the taste. The Father is honored and glorified when we become fruitful to Him.
Prayer: Thank you, Jesus for your Words remind me to abide in you and that we can ask you in time of our needs. We keep your Words into our hearts so that we may become fruitful and pleasing to our Heavenly Father. We love you, Jesus. We love you, Father. We love you, Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name, Amen!
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Do All Things 11/29
Philippians 4:13, KJV
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Theme: Paul Thanks the Christians: Reading from Phil. 4:10-20, NCV.
10) I am very happy in the Lord that you have shown your care for me again. You continued to care about me, but there was no way for you to show it.
11) I am not telling you this because I need anything. I have learned to be satisfied with things I have and have everything that happens.
12) I know how to live when I am poor, and I know how to live when I have plenty. I have learned the secret of being happy at anytime in everything that happens, when I have enough to eat and when I go hungry, when I have more than I need and when I do not have enough.
13) I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.
14) But it was good that you helped me when I needed it.
15) You Philippians remember when I first preached the Good News there. When I left Macedonia, you were the only church that help me.
16) Several times you sent me things I needed when I was in Thessalonica.
17) Really, it is not that I want to receive gifts from you, but I want you to have that good that comes from giving.
18) And now I have everything, and more. I have all I need, because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. It is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it.
19) My God will use his wonderful riches in Christ Jesus to give you everything you need. 20) Glory to our God and Father forever and ever! Amen.
Inspiration: What impressed me was that when the Holy Spirit guided me to give someone the money in time of need, my giving was "like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it." No wonder I felt good when I gave something.
Prayer: Thank You, Lord for having me to read this simply from the card verse and to understand why Paul had written Philippians 4:13. Awesome, Lord! Thank You again. May those who read this be blessed. In Jesus' name. Amen!
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Theme: Paul Thanks the Christians: Reading from Phil. 4:10-20, NCV.
10) I am very happy in the Lord that you have shown your care for me again. You continued to care about me, but there was no way for you to show it.
11) I am not telling you this because I need anything. I have learned to be satisfied with things I have and have everything that happens.
12) I know how to live when I am poor, and I know how to live when I have plenty. I have learned the secret of being happy at anytime in everything that happens, when I have enough to eat and when I go hungry, when I have more than I need and when I do not have enough.
13) I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.
14) But it was good that you helped me when I needed it.
15) You Philippians remember when I first preached the Good News there. When I left Macedonia, you were the only church that help me.
16) Several times you sent me things I needed when I was in Thessalonica.
17) Really, it is not that I want to receive gifts from you, but I want you to have that good that comes from giving.
18) And now I have everything, and more. I have all I need, because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. It is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it.
19) My God will use his wonderful riches in Christ Jesus to give you everything you need. 20) Glory to our God and Father forever and ever! Amen.
Inspiration: What impressed me was that when the Holy Spirit guided me to give someone the money in time of need, my giving was "like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it." No wonder I felt good when I gave something.
Prayer: Thank You, Lord for having me to read this simply from the card verse and to understand why Paul had written Philippians 4:13. Awesome, Lord! Thank You again. May those who read this be blessed. In Jesus' name. Amen!
Friday, November 28, 2014
Day of Trouble 11/28
Psalm 86:7
"In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me."
Card Prayer: Help me, Lord, to act with your love in the seemingly impossible situations of life. My prayer to God: For with God all things are possible. Thank You for reminding me of Jesus' Word, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God" (Luke 18:27). In Jesus' name, I thank You! Amen!
SONG: GOT ANY RIVERS?
Got any rivers you think are uncrossable?
Got any mountains you can't tunnel through?
God specializes in things thought impossible;
And He will do what no other power can do.
(Inspiring Choruses)
"In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me."
Card Prayer: Help me, Lord, to act with your love in the seemingly impossible situations of life. My prayer to God: For with God all things are possible. Thank You for reminding me of Jesus' Word, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God" (Luke 18:27). In Jesus' name, I thank You! Amen!
SONG: GOT ANY RIVERS?
Got any rivers you think are uncrossable?
Got any mountains you can't tunnel through?
God specializes in things thought impossible;
And He will do what no other power can do.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Thursday, November 27, 2014
My Presence 11/27
"And He said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest" Exodus 33:14.
Prayer:
Dear God, thank You that You still speak to us. Help us to be still and know that You are God. Show me Thy way that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in Thy sight. You are delighted when we come to know You through the reading or studying Your Word. Thank You for Your Presence! Thank You for the rest on Thanksgiving Day! In Jesus' name I pray, amen!
Prayer:
Dear God, thank You that You still speak to us. Help us to be still and know that You are God. Show me Thy way that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in Thy sight. You are delighted when we come to know You through the reading or studying Your Word. Thank You for Your Presence! Thank You for the rest on Thanksgiving Day! In Jesus' name I pray, amen!
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Acknowledge Him 11/26
"In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths" Proverbs 3:6.
Prayer: O God, help me to keep You first in my life. Like Jesus said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all those things shall be added unto you" Matt. 6:33. Thank You for reminding me Your Word into my heart. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen!
[God said: "I love them that love Me; and those that seek me early shall find me" Prov. 8:17.]
Acknowledge in ASL means "Get to know Him!"
Prayer: O God, help me to keep You first in my life. Like Jesus said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all those things shall be added unto you" Matt. 6:33. Thank You for reminding me Your Word into my heart. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen!
[God said: "I love them that love Me; and those that seek me early shall find me" Prov. 8:17.]
Acknowledge in ASL means "Get to know Him!"
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
God is With You 11/25
"God is with thee in all that thou doest." Gen. 21:22
Prayer:
Thank you, Lord, for leading me this far. Thank You for giving me Your directions for today so that I may walk in Your path. In Jesus' name, amen!
Prayer:
Thank you, Lord, for leading me this far. Thank You for giving me Your directions for today so that I may walk in Your path. In Jesus' name, amen!
Monday, November 24, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24-30
Thanksgiving is a time to thank God for all that He has done for us. I am thankful that God has inspired me to write Manna and verse for the day. I will be taking break for a week until December 1st. So I wish you a good Thanksgiving week in USA. In Canada, they already had Thanksgiving last month. So happy belated Thanksgiving to Canada!
May God bless you,
Dorothy Callies
PS. I may use some varies personal devotions pick up from others articles to share and put into Fresh Manna.
May God bless you,
Dorothy Callies
PS. I may use some varies personal devotions pick up from others articles to share and put into Fresh Manna.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
A Peculiar People 11/23
Others gave comments through emails, but I thought this was too good to pass it up. The reason is because it is original writing and it is a "Fresh Manna."
THE QUESTION WAS: WHY DID GOD SET UP 10 COMMANDMENTS?
In the Old Testament, God wants His people to be a peculiar, one's own, special people, not like the people of other nations. What God has seen the people of other nations had done, He made Ten commandments of eight "DO NOT" be like them and two commandments to "KEEP & HONOR."
I found five verses that talked about "a peculiar people". Exodus 19:5 "... ye shall be a PECULIAR treasure unto Me above all the people ..." Deut. 14:2 "... a PECULIAR people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." Deut. 26:18-19 "... His PECULIAR people, as He hath promised thee, and thou should keep all His commandments; And to make thee high above all nations ..."
[The fact was that the people of Israel broke the laws and had disobeyed God. What the law could not do for them,] Titus 2:14 "Jesus Christ (who) gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself A PECULIAR people ... " 1 Peter 2:9 "... a royal priesthood, an holy NATION, A PECULIAR PEOPLE ..."
So the answer is: Jesus Christ is the One who redeem us from the law that condemned us, so now Ten Commandment is a reminder how to live for Him, yes! Christ is our Promise Covenant! That's why we have "Passover" Communion, a constant Covenant with Him! Amen!!!
THE QUESTION WAS: WHY DID GOD SET UP 10 COMMANDMENTS?
In the Old Testament, God wants His people to be a peculiar, one's own, special people, not like the people of other nations. What God has seen the people of other nations had done, He made Ten commandments of eight "DO NOT" be like them and two commandments to "KEEP & HONOR."
I found five verses that talked about "a peculiar people". Exodus 19:5 "... ye shall be a PECULIAR treasure unto Me above all the people ..." Deut. 14:2 "... a PECULIAR people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." Deut. 26:18-19 "... His PECULIAR people, as He hath promised thee, and thou should keep all His commandments; And to make thee high above all nations ..."
[The fact was that the people of Israel broke the laws and had disobeyed God. What the law could not do for them,] Titus 2:14 "Jesus Christ (who) gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself A PECULIAR people ... " 1 Peter 2:9 "... a royal priesthood, an holy NATION, A PECULIAR PEOPLE ..."
So the answer is: Jesus Christ is the One who redeem us from the law that condemned us, so now Ten Commandment is a reminder how to live for Him, yes! Christ is our Promise Covenant! That's why we have "Passover" Communion, a constant Covenant with Him! Amen!!!
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Why 10 Commandments? 11/23-24
Why did God set up
10 commandments? Exodus 20:1; Deuteronomy 5:1
It goes back to
the time of Noah’s days, multitude of people were carefree, lived so long as to
900 years. They ate fruits, grains, and ate no meats. They got so bored so
they started to have idols to worship to, something they could see. Also for
Israelites who had lived in Egypt during 400 years, they saw so many idols and
were influenced by it.
#2 There were
people who would not be satisfied with just one God so they tend to make any
graven image made from wood, metal, and gold. #3. At times people swear using
God name in vain. Cursing and swearing were common. #4 People works all the
times, any days of the weeks, seven days a week until they became tired, and
weary, even families or slaves were forced to work.
#5 There were
people who do not show any respect to their aging parents. When they got old,
they just simply got rid of them. #6 There were a lot of murders, killings for
the sport of it. #7 & 8 Adultery and stealing become common for many
generations. #9 The people in the
communities developed a habit of lying against their neighbor simply because
they didn’t like them so they would witness against them especially in the
court.
#10 In the days of
Noah and also in Egypt where the Israelites were living 400 years, common
problem with the neighbors’ attitude were: “They have something better than I
have so I want that.” They covet so much from their neighbor’s house that was
better, wife that was prettier, servants that was better or even covet better animals.
THAT WAS THE
REASON GOD SET UP THOSE LAWS:
1. THOU SHALT HAVE
NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME.
2. THOU SHALT NOT
MAKE THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE.
3. THOU SHALT NOT
TO TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN.
4. REMEMBER TO
KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY.
5. HONOR THY
FATHER AND THY MOTHER.
6. THOU SHALT NOT
KILL.
7. THOU SHALT NOT
COMMIT ADULTERY.
8. THOU SHALT NOT
STEAL.
9. THOU SHALT NOT
BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR.
10. THOU SHALT NOT
COVET.
Did you know that
the law already condemned us because we broke one or some of them? We were
supposed to be punished, but God send His own Son to be sacrificed upon the cross
so we could accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and be home with God in
heaven. I am thankful that Jesus stepped out and said to the laws, “I will take
their place. Do not condemned them.” [Ref. Romans 8:1-4]
The Lord has put
this upon my heart for several days and there must be reason to write this and
share them with you. May the Lord bless you.
Friday, November 21, 2014
The Lord is Gracious 11/21
Verse for the Day by Dorothy Callies
Psalm 145:8 KJV, “The
Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.”
The Lord is
gracious is often repeated which expresses God’s delight in showing mercy. When He sees misery, it moves His heart to
compassion. He is slow to become angry at our offenses and quickly show mercy
when forgiveness is requested.
1 Peter 2:3 KJV, “If
so be if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” Peter explained to those
who were babes in Christ and growing in Him, to remember not to take advantages
of God’s kindness. It means that when God is gracious, it should encourage us
to keep growing in Christ through much prayer and studying His Word.
Let’s read
different verses and get to know more about God’s awesome love. It might cause
us to want to love Him even more. Psalms 145:8, 9, 13b, 17, 18 will tell us what
the Lord is.
“The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to
get angry, full of unfailing love. V.9 The
Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation. V. 13b
The Lord is faithful in all He says; He is gracious in all He does. V. 17 The Lord is righteous in everything He
does; He is filled with kindness. V.
18 The Lord is close to all who call
on Him, yes, to all who call on Him sincerely” (NLT).
Finally, it would
causes us to say, “I will praise the Lord, and everyone on earth will bless His
holy name forever and forever” Psalm 145:21.
SONG: SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days, all the days of my life;
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days, all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever
And I shall feast at the table spread for me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days, all the days of my life.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Each Generation Tell 11/20
Verse for the Day by Dorothy Callies
Psalm 145:4 KJV, “One
generation shall praise Thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty
acts.” NLT, “Let each generation tell its children of Your mighty acts.”
In our daily
worship we are made to remember the continuity of the praise of God that has
gone on for three thousand years, with parents telling their children of God’s
mighty acts. This is how we got the Bible because the generation pass along to
the next generation.
Psalm 145:5 KJV, “I
will speak of the glorious honour of Thy majesty, and of Thy wondrous works.”
NLT, “I will mediate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful
miracles.”
So now this
individual worshipper, one of the congregation as a body, pauses to mediate in his turn on thy wondrous works, really “thy wondrous
words”; for an act of God is first a word He has spoken into space and time. In
Genesis 1:3 “And God said, ‘Let there be light’ and there was light.” Then we
mediate on God’s wondrous works from
His spoken words.
Psalm 145:6-7 NLT,
“Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim Your
greatness. Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will
sing with joy of Your righteousness.”
Prayer: Every day
I will bless You, and I will praise You forever. I thank You for Your blessings
and gifts to us. You are our Maker! You are our Redeemer! You are our Provider!
We love You! We worship You! We adore You! You are a wonderful God! In Jesus’
name I pray. Amen and Amen!
SONG: HE’S THE ONE I LOVE
He’s the one I love in the morning
He’s the one I love at noon;
He’s the one at evening twilight,
He’s the one at midnight gloom;
He’s the oak and I’m the ivy
He’s the potter, I’m the clay;
For my Lord and me there’ll never
be a parting day.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Song: YOU’RE THE ONE I LOVE
You’re the one I love in the morning
You’re the one I love at noon;
You’re the one at evening twilight,
You’re the one at midnight gloom;
You’re the oak and I’m the ivy
You’re the potter, I’m the clay;
For my Lord and me there’ll never
be a parting day.
(More personal song to God)
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Beyond Discovery 11/19
Verse for the Day by Dorothy Callies
Psalm 145:3 KJV, “Great
is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.”
Psalm 145:1-3 NTL,
“I will praise you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. I will
bless you every day, and I will praise you forever. Great is the Lord! He is
most worthy of praise! His greatness is beyond discovery!” God is able to lift
us because His greatness is beyond discovery.
Beyond discovery
means to go to the farther side of and out of reach and to make known as if
something is hidden from us. When we search for something, we go through or
look very carefully in an effort to find something or to discover something.
When we come to the word unsearchable about God Himself, what better words to
say, “His greatness is beyond discovery!”
My! What else
could we say about Him? Could we ever understand His greatness? NCV tell us
that “The Lord is great and worthy of our praise; no one can understand how
great He is.” I like to add the Amplified Bible, “Great is the Lord and highly
to be praise; and His greatness is [so vast and deep as to be] unsearchable.”
So let us trust God today!
SONG: HOW BIG IS GOD
How big is God: how big and wide His vast domain.
To try to tell these lips can only start.
He’s big enough to rule His mighty universe
Yet small enough to live within my heart.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Lord Upholds You 11/18
Verse for the Day by Dorothy Callies
Psalm 145:14 KJV, “The
Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth all those that be bowed down.” NLT, “The
Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.”
Sometimes our burdens
seem more than we can bear and we wonder how we can go on. David stands at this
bleak intersection of life’s road and meditates on the Lord, the great burden
bearer.
I like the words, “The
Lord upholds you.” The word, upholds means to give support to and to lift up. God
is always ready to lift you up and bear your burden. The best way to do this is
to sing the songs about lifting. As you sing, you will feel something lifting
inside of you.
SONG: HE LIFTED ME
From the sinking sand He lifted me,
With tender hand He lifted me,
From shades of night to planes of light,
O praise His name, He lifted me!
(Charles Hutchinson Gabriel, Sing His Praise)
Monday, November 17, 2014
Generously Provide 11/17
2 Corinthians 9:8a, NLT “And God
will generously provide all you need.”
I compare KJV with NLT and I was surprised to see a clear
meaning. So I checked the NCV for another translation and it says, “And God can
give you more blessings than you need.” KJV says, “And God is able to make all
grace abound toward you …” Reading this, I realize that “grace abound toward
you” means generously provide and more blessings than you need.
Actually, there’s more to this by reading as whole from 2
Cor. 9:6-8, but for now I just focus on one line on 2 Cor. 9:8a, the verse that
impress me the most was about God Himself will generously provide all you need.
When I got up in the morning, I notice that I have to keep up with my personal
needs. Toilet papers must be there.
To brush my teeth, a toothpaste must be there. Alcohol must
be there with cotton pads to wipe off the soil on my face skin. Three eye
medicines, two of them must be there for morning drops. Brushes and hair dryer, must be there. Soap
or liquid soaps must be in the shower. Hair shampoo must be there to wash my
hair. Wash cloths must be there to wash my face and body. Towels must be there
to dry myself. More little things must be there.
Clothes must be there for me to get dressed. Now I realized
what this verse meant “And God will generously provide all you need.” Holy
Spirit opened my eyes to see every little things, God had already provided for
me day by day. I just need to believe
that God will continually and generously provide all that I need. That goes for
you, dear friends. God will provide all that you need. Trust Him today!
SONG: JESUS IS ALL I NEED
All that I need He will always be;
All that I need till His face I see;
All that I need thro’ eternity,
Jesus is all I need.
(James Rowe, Sing His Praise)
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Tell Me the Story Often 11/16
Verse for the Day by Dorothy Callies
Acts 2:21b
“Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Do you ever become
weary and feeling kind of emptiness for no reason at all? It is as if we lost
something, but what? I was reading a short story about Catherine Hankey who
became very ill and had to stay in bed. While in thoughts, she wrote a poem that
later became a hymn, “Tell Me the Old, Old Story”:
Tell
me the story slowly, That I may take it in—
That
wonderful redemption, God’s remedy for sin.
Tell
me the story often, For I forget so soon;
The
early dew of morning has passed away at noon.
Tell
me the old, old story, Tell me the old, old story;
Tell
me the old, old story Of Jesus and His love.
Ah, God’s remedy
for sin and I quote this: “I called upon the name of the Lord and he has saved
me from that empty feelings.” God reminds me that you are feeling that lost souls
and their empty feelings. He put the discerning spirit in you so you could pray
for those who are lost and who need to hear the old story of Jesus’ salvation. Pray that they shall call on the name of the Lord and they shall be saved.
We never get tire
of hearing the story because of His great love, God sent His one and only Son
to this earth (John 3:16). He lived a perfect life, took our sin upon Himself
when He was crucified, and 3 days later rose again. When we receive Him as our
Savior, we are given eternal life and become His children (John 1:12). Tell
someone the old, old story of Jesus and His love. We all need to hear it again.
God bless you real good! Amen!
Thursday, November 13, 2014
How Wonderful Thou Art! 11/13-15
Psalm 139:6 AMP,
“Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me ...”
Ps. 119:129 KJV, “Thy testimonies are wonderful …” Ps. 111:4 “He hath made His wonderful
works to be remembered …”
When we want to say
something wonderful to God, don’t we often felt limit to know only one word, ‘wonderful’?
But if there were more words from ‘wonderful,’ we might want to express other
words to Him. So I am using the Scholastic Children’s Dictionary to share in
the Manna. I used * as my own illustrations.
The word,
WONDERFUL mean: 1. Causing wonder; remarkable, amazing or impressive. [The
porpoise is a wonderful and intelligent creature.] 2. Very good; excellent. [In
my opinion, she would be a wonderful governor.] Synonyms mean a word that means
the same or nearly the same as another word. [The word rapid is a synonym for quick.]
Synonyms: WONDERFUL
originally described something that caused someone to be filled with awe or
wonder. Now it also refers to anything that is unusually good. *Isn’t the love
of Jesus something wonderful? INTERESTING describes something that captures
someone’s attention: *God, the universe and galaxy that You made are interesting and awesome!
FASCINATING
describes something so interesting
that you want to know more about it: *The earth that we live in, hang in the
space, the universe, how did You do that? That is so fascinating, Lord! DELIGHTFUL means highly pleasing: *In the
multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul! (Ps. 94:19AMP).
SPECTACULAR means
dramatic (attracting attention) and sensational (unexpectedly excellent or
great): *Among God’s creatures, the butterfly is one of the most spectacular beautiful! ASTONISHING
describes something that causes great wonder or surprise: *God, it is astonishing that 80 percent of all life
on Earth is found in the seas.
As we grow to
understand the wonder of creation, it will always point us to the Creator
Himself and call us to worship our wonderful God. “Let the heaven and earth
praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them” (Ps. 69:34). If
creation itself gives praise to the Creator, we can and should certainly join
the chorus. What a mighty God we serve!
SONG: ASL: HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE!
O Lord my God, when I think awesome of You!
Thoughts of all the worlds Your hands bloom!
I see many stars, I see lightning bolt!
All over universe, You showed me Your power!
Chorus:
Your creation made my soul sings to God, my Savior!
Awesome and wonderful You are,
Awesome and wonderful You are!
Your creation made my soul sings to God, my Savior!
Awesome and wonderful You are,
Awesome and wonderful You are!
[Translation from “How
Great Thou Art” by Stuart Westley Keene Hine]
Monday, November 10, 2014
The 8th Woes Part 2 (11/10-12)
Matthew 23:14 KJV,
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows’ houses,
and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater
damnation.” NCV, “How terrible for you,
teachers of the law and Pharisees. You are hypocrites. You take away widows’
houses, and you say long prayers so that the people will notice you. So you
will have a worse punishment.”
I want to mention
the 8th woe which was not part of the seven woes. Some manuscripts left out
this verse 14 while some Greek copies add verse 14. How do they take away
widows’ houses? The widows did not have a law to protect them after the death
of their husbands. This made Jesus very angry of what they had done to the
widows. Jesus mentioned the worse punishment will come to them who practice
this.
When Jesus spoke
about the ‘woe,’ all I could think of was sign language meaning, “mercy ‘O’. It
means there is no mercy for them. For me as a deaf person, I don’t think I have
ever seen anyone uses the word, woe except it comes from the Bible. From the
Technology Bible, there were about 107 ‘woes.’ When Jesus used the word, ‘woe’
to the Pharisees, and other religious leaders, what does it really mean?
Until I read the
New Century Version translated the woe to “How terrible for you!” The word, woe
means great grief, trouble or distress and sometimes even a curse. I translate
this ‘woe’ as to mean from Jesus to the religious leaders: ‘There’s no mercy
from God for you because God will punish you for doing many harmful things to
the innocent people. God was not pleased with all the selfish things you have
done only for yourselves. Therefore you will not enter heaven at all.”
From part one, the
third woes (3) V. 16-22, “Blindly leading God’s people to follow man-made
traditions instead of God’s Word.” Here’s a few examples: you are not a Christian
until you join their church and earned grace by using their penace; their law
declares the right to kill the Christians if you do not join their
organization; you are require to reach so many number of labors in order to get
into heaven; there is no such three persons of God only Jesus, Himself; Jesus
was never really born of the flesh, He came in the Spirit on earth; the man on
the cross was not Jesus, that was someone else and etc.
Paul who wrote 14
Epistles was the one who
had believed the right to kill the Christians until Jesus appeared to Paul to stop
this killing. It was Jesus that Paul became a changed man.
In the past, I had
often wondered about the today’s organizations that does not follow God’s Word
and what Jesus would do about them until I read Matthew 23 the whole chapter
several times with different translations. Then I understood the “woes” upon
any organizations or any persons who would face greater judgment for not
following God’s Word just like it was in Jesus’ time. So when Jesus said, “I
never knew you. Depart from me ye that work iniquity” from Matthew 7:22-33.
Then I understood what Jesus meant. Work iniquity means not following God’s
words.
How important it
is to know the Gospel of Jesus Christ and be dedicated to His Word and to
remember that “Christ loves righteousness and hates wickedness.” End of “Woes.”
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