MORNING MANNA                   11-30-25
“THANKS”
“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭95‬:‭2‬ ‭

Came across a story about a best selling author, Rudyard Kipling. After his best selling era someone calculated that he made on hundred dollars for every word he wrote. This was one hundred years ago!

He was later interviewed and the reporter pulled out a one hundred dollar bill and said, “Give me a one hundred dollar word.” With a twinkle in his eyes, Rudyard Kipling replied, “Thanks!”

What an important, valuable word it is. May we genuinely express it from a sincere experience of it!

Kenneth Preston 

Lakeway Baptist Church 

Humble,TX

Sent by David Stone on Saturday, November 29 at 6:14AM

MORNING MANNA               11-28-25

GIVING THANKS
“giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ ‭

An old-timer brought to prayer meeting copies of a hymn to sing which is no longer in recent hymn books.  Many may remember:  

Thanks to God for my Redeemer,  Thanks for all Thou dost provide!  Thanks for times now but a mem’ry,   Thanks for Jesus by my side!   Thanks for pleasant, balmy springtime,   Thanks for dark and dreary fall!   Thanks for tears by now forgotten,   Thanks for peace within my soul!     Thanks for prayers that Thou hast answered,   Thanks for what Thou dost deny!   Thanks for storms that I have weathered,   Thanks for all Thou dost supply!   Thanks for pain, and thanks for pleasure,   Thanks for comfort in despair!   Thanks for grace that none can measure,   Thanks for love beyond compare!     Thanks for roses by the wayside,   Thanks for thorns their stems contain!   Thanks for home and thanks for fireside,  Thanks for hope, that sweet refrain!   Thanks for joy and thanks for sorrow,   Thanks for heav’nly peace with Thee!  Thanks for hope in the tomorrow,   Thanks for all eternity!     (– J. Hultman) – Source unknown 

David Stone

Lakeway Baptist Church

Humble,TX

MORNING MANNA                 11-26-25

GIVE THANKS IN THE BATTLE

“Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD. And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.”
‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭20‬:‭17‬-‭20‬ ‭

For some, circumstances seem to not be ideal as Thanksgiving Day is approaching. There is a battle going on and you think it’s going to ruin Thanksgiving. Have you ever thought that our battles give us a reason to give thanks?

Praise God with a grateful heart, because the battle is His, not yours. Your part is actually just to give Him thanks. We will not see the victory until we first offer thanks to Him. Sing to Him with a thankful heart, not after the battle, but during. He is bigger than our problem. So, without knowing what the Lord will do, while unaware of the outcome, offer Thanksgiving to God. He is always worthy of our praise!

Your problem is not an obstacle this Thanksgiving, but an opportunity!

Kenneth Preston
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, TX

Sent by David Stone on Tuesday, November 25 at 7:57AM