Saturday, April 28, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 April 28

“Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” 
(Isaiah 40:21-31).

Today’s Morsel:  Surprising news seems to take people a-back.   usually respond with, “What, I can’t believe it.” Or, “WOW, that is so awesome.”  The people in Isaiah's day felt that God had forgotten them. They felt that their cause and case was neglected by Him, and that He did not undertake their cause, nor plead against their enemies, or right their wrongs, and avenge the injuries done them, or deliver them out of the hands of those that contended with them.  And so he asked them, “Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, my way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”  If someone has done you wrong, wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and He will make all things beautiful in His time.

Sing:  I know the Lord will make a way for me.  I know the Lord will make away for me.  If I live a holy life, I shun the wrong, and do the right; I know the Lord will make a way for me.  

Thought For Today:  Let God work!

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