Fresh Manna

For those of you who haven't heard of this concept, let me explain. One of the pastors at our church began journaling his manna (his scripture for the day) many years ago. He began to email it out and still emails it out. If you would like to get added to his distribution list, please visit his website at www.freshmanna.org and join the distribution list.

As his website explains, "God's Word, the Bible, is to be alive to us. It's to be powerful and stir faith within us. It's to revive hope in our heart when we face the impossible. It's to bring home Jesus' promise, "With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." It's to reveal the multitude of precious promises that God says we have through His covenant with us. It's to be a word to us preparing us to bring encouragement to others. It's to be our daily touch from the throne of Heaven! God wants to give us a fresh word by His Holy Spirit every day. That's why Jesus taught His disciples to pray..."give us this day our daily bread." He went on to explain what that daily bread was. Jesus said, "Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." Fresh Manna is a touch of that daily bread! Fresh Manna, written by Pastor Tim Burt, focuses on a particular verse of scripture each day helping to bring revelation and insight as well as practical application to our daily lives."

Our church has Fresh Manna groups where we go and share our manna with others and then pray together. My group is a young mother's group. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. We are meeting tomorrow for our first fall session. Can you believe it?

All of this information to let you know about Fresh Manna, so I can share my manna with you today.

“Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.” Philippians 4:6 Amplified Bible

This is the verse that Pastor Tim wrote his Fresh Manna about today. It really spoke to my heart especially with everything that is going on with my family in Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina demolished the city. Instead of fretting and having anxiety, I am going to God. I especially like The Message Translation of the above verse. It says, “Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.” This is SO good for me right now because it gives me a direction to go. Instead of letting worries and negative thoughts crowd my mind, I am turning to God and allowing Him to shape my worries into prayers. I am telling God my concerns about my family.

I am so thankful that I serve such a mighty God whom I can bring my concerns to. He cares about what concerns me, and He wants to take care of me and my family. He is such a loving God. I praise you God for your AWESOMENESS, your POWER, your STRENGTH, your MERCY, your GRACE, your LOVING-KINDNESS, and your LOVE. It is because of your love that you sent Jesus down to Earth. It is because of your love that Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. It is because of your love that I know Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. It is because of your love that I can truly mean the words when I sing, “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! Oh, what peace we often forfeit, oh what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer!”