Constantly Abiding 2/11-15/20

11-15 February 2020 - Constantly Abiding – Manna by Dorothy Callies

Chorus: Constantly Abiding

Constantly Abiding

     Jesus is mine;

Constantly abiding,

     rapture divine;

He never leaves me lonely,

     whispers, O so kind;

“I will never leave thee.”

     Jesus is mine.

(Anne S. Murphy, Sing His Praise)

Psalm 100:5 “For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.”

Psalm 102:12 “But You, O Lord, shall endure forever and Your remembrance unto all generations.”

Dorothy: I am kind of slow these days in writing the Manna. This song inspired me for several days so I just want to share this. 

God bless you,

Dorothy

Count the Stars 2/6-10/20

06-10 February 2020 - Count the Stars – Manna by Dorothy Callies

Genesis 15:5 “He took him (Abraham) outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.”  Then he (God) said to him (Abraham), “So shall your offspring (seed) be” (NIV).

Genesis 22:17 “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore . . .” (NIV). (Ref: Gen. 26:4)

What was the reason I mentioned about “Count the Stars?” I want to say something about this was what God had spoken to Abraham when he didn’t have a son to begin with. What impressed me was that God prophecy to Abraham the future plan and Abraham believed Him.

Now Tony and I often watched TV with several different preachers who had thousands of people sitting together. Also in other countries, preachers had thousands of people standing together.  Every time, the camera turned to people in the audience, Tony said, “Look at the numbers of people. There are so many of them.” I asked Tony if he remember what God told Abraham about “Counting the stars” of Abraham’s descendant who believes in God as well as “the sand on the seashore.” Tony responded, “Oh yes!”  We are often in awe of seeing this over and over.  The verses just reminded me of God’s Word.

I could imagine God set Abraham to view thousands of people together and say, “Look! Can you count them?” I imagine Abraham would say, “Impossible to count! It’s awesome! Wow!”

This does something to our spirit every time we see “so many people who choose to love God and are part of Abraham’s descendant.”  It uplifts our spirits just to praise Him and say, “God is amazing God!” We could feel that it made God feels so good and that He is glorified.

It reminds me of a song: Oh, the wonder of it all. The wonder of it all just to think that God loves me. I hope this bless you today.

Dorothy

Greater is He 2/1-5/20

01-05 February 2020 - Greater is He – Manna by Dorothy Callies

1 John 4:4 “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (NIV).

In KJV it quotes: “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he (God) that is in you, than he (Satan) that is in the world.”

Song: Greater is He

Greater is He that is in you

     than he that is in the world.

Greater is He that is in you

     than he that is in the world. 

Greater . . yes greater . .

     Greater . . yes greater . .

Greater is He that is in you

    than he that is in the world…

(Anonymous writer)

I was just inspired to quote this verse and to sing this song of overcomer. I search the Scripture related to this verse, starting with 1 John 4:1-6 in NIV.

“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.  This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.  This is the spirit of antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.  They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.

“We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how you recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.” End of 1 John 4:1-6 NIV.

Dorothy:  What impressed me . . . simply watch out what we are thinking and what we are saying.  God is greater when He is inside of us.  Using the Word of God makes us great. Someone said that “the war” began inside of us . . .  our thoughts are open for influence so things can come to us easily.  This is where Holy Spirit inside of us gives us a “sounding alarm” to check out the spirits of influence that tried to lure us away from Christ.

This was the reason John, the beloved disciple mentioned, “you are of God and you have overcome them.” John knows that there was “war” inside of us and John simply reminded us that God is greater inside of us than the Devil who is in this world. Amen!

God bless you!

Dorothy

Love Find a Way 1/29-31/20

29-31 January 2020 - Love Find a Way – Manna by Dorothy Callies

“No greater love than this that a man lay down his life for his friend.”

(I memorized this by heart.)

Song: Love Found a Way

Love found a way

     to redeem my soul,

Love found a way

     that could make me whole;

Love sent my Lord

     to the cross of shame,

Love found a way,

     O praise His holy name!

(Lyrics: Avis Burgeson Christiansen,

 Sing His Praise)

Just continue to believe on His Word of promise. So thank you for continuing prayers for Tony and me .

Dorothy  

Grace Abound 1/21-28/20

21-28 January 2020 - Grace Abound – Manna by Dorothy & Tony Callies

2 Cor. 9:8 “God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you . . . may abound to every good work.” From Bread Box

At night stand, I picked the verse that one impressed me before I went to bed. I quote this Scripture to put in my heart before I sleep. I searched the word, abound.  I like the meaning of this choice: abundantly supplied like a stream abounding in fish.  To me that’s a good thought.

 So I envision this: His grace gives me abundantly supplied with strength that I sorely need so that I may be abundantly supplies to help Tony with every good work according to his needs as well as mine. I appreciate your encouragement very much as you abundantly supplied with words of comfort and supportive in prayer. 

God bless you!

Dorothy

When You Pray 1/16-20/20

16-20 January 2020 - When You Pray – Manna by Dorothy & Tony Callies

Mark 11:24 “Therefore I say unto you, What things (you) desire when (you) pray, believe that (you) receive them, and (you) shall have them” (KJV ye=you).

Jesus’ word encourages me, “ . . . shall not doubt in his (your) heart, but shall believe that those things which (you) said shall come to pass; (you) shall have whatsoever (you) said” (KJV he=you) Mark 11:23.

Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself also in the Lord; and He shall give you the desire of your heart.”  Three different verses encourages me to build the desires of my heart when I pray. 

I came to remember the article I paste up on the kitchen cabinet. It was written about our personal confession of healing; “By His stripes I am healed.” We meditate on it: By whose stripes ye were healed . . . by whose stripes ye were healed.  We take it and chew on it.  We masticate (grind or crush with teeth before swallow it) it, digest (convert food like think it over) it, get it down inside us, and build it unto us because we believe it.

“. . . We’re going to walk in that divine healing, that divine health, that divine life! That’s good.  That’s faith.” Written by anonymous since I didn’t write who wrote it. 

I am trusting the Lord for Tony's healing and mine to be strong in Him. 

May the Lord bless you!

Dorothy 

In Quietness 1/1-15/20

01-15 January 2020 – In Quietness – Manna by Dorothy Callies

Isaiah 30:15 “. . . in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength . . .”

I was reading devotion looking for reason and I chose words and point it out for myself.  “Remember that your life is an integral (needed for completeness) part of God’s plan. So don’t become unduly (excessive or get too much) upset over the minor (small things) inconveniences (things mess up) of life, and don’t worry too much about today’s setbacks—they are temporary.”

“Make time to be still before God. Use the quiet moment to offer thanksgiving and praise to our Creator.  During those moment of stillness, I pray to sense the love and wisdom of God in all the crisis situation I am facing each day.”  Here’s a song that blessed me so much.

Song: Blessed Quietness

Blessed quietness, holy quietness,

What assurance (promise) in my soul!

On the stormy sea, He speaks peace to me;

How the billows cease to roll!

  ASL (Awesome waves become still!)

(Lyrics: Manie Payne Ferguson, Sing His Praise)

God bless you,

Dorothy