MORNING MANNA            7-19-22

A Fabulous Future

 “blessed hope“(Titus 2:13)
We live in a day when we are constantly bombarded with bad news and negative issues. It wears on you! Many are so fearful and discouraged that although they live in the lap of luxury they don’t enjoy it. If that describes your disposition you need to do as Paul commands in 1 Thessalonians 4:18,”Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” To do that you must consider what he said in the previous verses regarding the return of the Lord, the resurrection of the dead in Christ, and the rapture of the saints. That describes the believers “blessed hope”(Titus 2:13) and it gives us reason to rejoice! But, notice that we are not to just seek comfort for ourselves, we are to “comfort one another”. It is through comforting others with these glorious truths that we find the most comfort for ourselves. The person who seeks to be a blessing is always blessed himself. 

We need the attitude of D.L. Moody. A little girl had heard someone talking about the end of the world and she was greatly troubled. Seeing tears in her eyes, Mr. Moody asked what was wrong. When the little girl said, “The world is coming to an end”. The wise old preacher said,”Don’t worry honey, we can get along just fine without it”. Indeed we can ,if we know Christ as our Savior. Regardless of the wretched conditions on earth we have a fabulous future. One glorious day Christ will return and we shall be “caught up” to meet the Lord in the air! We will be reunited with the saints that have gone before, relieved of our heavy burdens, and rewarded for the deeds we’ve done. It doesn’t get any better than that! As the old song says,”What a day that will be”. Cheer up weary pilgrim you’re not home yet. And, until we finally reach our homeland, we have the aid of the Holy Spirit to sustain us.Remember, “–weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.“(Psalms 30:5).–HDS, 2/12/11

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
www.lakewaybaptist.org 

MORNING MANNA            7-18-22

HAVE YOU OPENED IT?

“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”– Matt. 4:4

Some people are Bible believers only to the extent that it says something they want to believe or do. They reject what they resent– which is just about everything that isn’t fun and easy.- HDS

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346

MORNING MANNA            7-16-22

THE RICHES OF GRACE

“To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” – Eph. 1:6-7

I once heard a story about a man in Europe in the early years of the 20th Century who dreamed of emigrating to America so he could start a new life. He scrimped and saved every penny he earned until he had enough money to book passage on a passenger ship to New York City. As the day of his departure approached, he packed all his belongings into a tattered bag. With the little money he had left, he bought some cheese and a few crackers for the voyage. As the ship departed, the man was excited, but after a couple of days, the cheese had become moldy and the crackers were soggy. As he walked the deck of the passenger ship he gazed into the portholes to see happy people in the dining room eating sumptuous meals, and that only made his hunger pangs sharper. Another few days passed, and his hunger only intensified. It was torture to walk by the dining room and see and smell the delicious food being enjoyed by the other passengers.

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
 5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346 

MORNING MANNA           7-15-22

AND FORSAKETH

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”- Proverbs 28:13

“If we confess our sins” – sins of omission, the things we should do but are not doing; sins of commission, the things we should not do but are doing; sins of disposition, sins of the spirit, so often overlooked in our emphasis on sins of the body; and doubtful things. “Whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”

Confession should be accompanied by renunciation – “and forsaketh them.” “If my people shall …turn from their wicked ways.” Someone has said, “We cannot expect God to take away our sins by forgiving them if we will not put them away by forsaking them.” All too often there is a cheap and easy confession of sin:( Which says) “We have done many things we should not have done, and have left undone many things which we should have done.” Who hasn’t? such confession does not forsake sin and turn from wicked ways.

Have you made a clean break with your sins and burned the bridges behind you?- Vance Havner

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346

MORNING MANNA          7-14-22

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346