MORNING MANNA 2/2/20

February 2, 2020 By Pastor David Stone

“He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” – Psa. 107:29

I love the song “Til the Storm Passes By”. It reminds us that one day all our trials shall come to an end. But, here on earth we go from one storm to another. Thankfully we have help here and hope for the future. Our blessed hope is the coming of Christ who takes us to a place “where the storms never darken the skies”. Regardless of what they are going through now those who have trusted Christ are assured that joy comes in the morning. All the storm clouds will vanish and the Son shall shine! Until then we wait with patience, knowing that He that shall come will come, just like He said ( Heb. 10:37 ). It’s that blessed assurance that keeps us from getting weary and worried while we wait.

As long as we are on earth we will have troubles, but the same One who assures us of joy in the morning gives us strength for the day and songs in the night. Joy not only comes in the morning, it also comes in our mourning as He gives us grace for our grief. In these dark days and tough times when we are tossed about on the sea of life we are blessed by the grace of God that sustains us. We can endure because we are enabled by the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead. Our difficulties give us no reason to despair, for God is greater!

The only thing troublesome to God is people who resist and reject Him – limiting what He wants to do for them. God can easily calm the storms and control nature, but man is different. It’s not that God can’t do anything related to man, but He chooses not to, which enables man to choose. God could change your height, color of your eyes, or anything else, but He doesn’t remove your will. God doesn’t force Himself on us. When it comes to the matter of securing God’s help we must trust and obey Him. Some folks want God’s help in getting what they want, but they have no concern about what God wants. That a sure fire way to not get what you need. But a child of God in the will of God will never lack what the grace of God can provide. – HDS

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

MORNING MANNA 2/1/20

February 1, 2020 By Pastor David Stone

Nothing ever written or said by man is more important than this one thing—“ye must be born again“–John 3:7. The fact that these words were spoken by Jesus Christ tells us this is important, true, and deserving of our attention. When He speaks we ought to listen. We should listen not only because of the speaker, but also because of the subject.

The Lord was speaking about a spiritual birth–what every man needs most. By nature we are spiritually dead—separated from God, condemned and without hope. The new birth reconciles us to God and we receive eternal life. It makes the difference between heaven and hell, so it makes no sense that we refuse to listen. It is essential that we understand exactly what the new birth is.

Jesus clearly taught that the new birth is a work of God, not an accomplishment of man. It is the impartation of spiritual life by the power of the Holy Spirit to all who receive Christ as their Lord and Savior. Those who receive Him are accepted by God because their sins are forgiven on His behalf . When He died on the cross He paid our sin debt. He was raised from the dead for our justification. By His grace, salvation is offered as a gift to all who are willing to trust Him. You can do that! All it takes is simple child-like faith to receive the greatest gift possible. We aren’t saved because we give up certain sins, do good deeds, or contribute to worthy causes. It is a gift, not a wage or reward. Although secured at great cost to God it cost you nothing.

As a gift salvation is received, not earned. We are saved by grace not goodness, mercy not merit, atonement not attainment, believing not behaving. Adding to the wonder of this is the fact that God is willing to save “whosoever“– anyone and everyone who truly believes. Regardless of who you are or what you’ve done, you can be forgiven, cleansed, accepted by God, delivered from wrath, and adopted into God’s family. In Christ, God has provided exactly what you need and everything you need. And for you it is all free—paid for by the precious blood of Jesus! Seeing that God cannot lie, why would you reject such an offer?

Salvation is by far the greatest gift a person can ever receive, the most delightful discovery they ever make, the most important thing in life, the most exciting experience you can have, the most valuable thing you can possess, the surest thing on earth, the greatest miracle ever. How can you expect a person who has received such a wonderful gift to remain silent about it? The fact that they desire to tell you how much God cares is an evidence that they care about you. This could be the greatest day of your life if you are willing to trust God to do as He promised. If you are confused please contact a Christian. They would be delighted to help. – HDS (Revised from 5/13/15)

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

MORNING MANNA 1/31/20

January 31, 2020 By Pastor David Stone

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.–Acts 1:8

Many years ago I met the famous Russian evangelist Hyman Appleman, a converted Jew, who preached revivals across America and around the world. I was thrilled that I had the opportunity to speak with him, but the greatest blessing was hearing him preach. As a young preacher I was deeply impressed by the way God used him. The other day I happened to run across a sermon he preached in 1941. Here is an excerpt of the sermon where he speaks of how the Holy Spirit empowers God’s servants to do His service:

“His power is beyond human computation and measure. His wisdom is limitless. He is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent. He can take, He has taken the weakest vessel, the humblest tool, the poorest instrument, and wrought wonders with them. It was He who endowed Moses, enrolled Joshua, enabled Samuel, ennobled David, enlightened Isaiah, emancipated Daniel, encouraged Paul and Silas—. He is our Comforter also, ready to transform our lives into channels of blessings, making us mighty unto the pulling down of the strong holds of sin, unto the advancing and the upbuilding of the kingdom, unto the winning of multitudes of precious souls. Without Him we are helpless. With Him the gates of hell cannot prevail against us. He is the key to success, the secret of victory, the door to the impossible. The Holy Spirit is our ally.”

Dear friend if we would keep these glorious truths in mind we would be a lot less prone to get discouraged in the face of difficulty. With the Holy Spirit as our Helper all things are possible giving us good reason to be encouraged. HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346

MORNING MANNA 1/30/20

January 30, 2020 By Pastor David Stone

“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly- – –” Prov. 18:24

Over and over I hear people complain about not having any friends. My response is a question–“Do you assume any responsibility for it?” You should. To have a friend you “must” be a friend. But first you need to understand what friendship is.

Someone said, ” Friendship is a principle of mutual interchange and mutual sacrifice. There can be no one-sidedness, no selfish engrossment, no taking without giving. Selfishness is the death of social reciprocity and sympathy.” I mention this because a lot of folks don’t understand. They don’t actually want a friendship. When they talk about wanting a friend, what they actually mean is that they want someone to fawn over them, make them feel good, and do them favors. They want a benefactor, not a friend. They want it to be all get and no give. They want to be cherished without any contribution on their part. They want to be blessed without being a blessing. In other words —-“Bless me, but don’t bother me. Leave me alone unless you are helping me”. That’s not friendship! And that’s why you don’t have any friends.

It is proper and wise to want friends. Being social beings we all need them, so it is well and good to desire them. We need one another, but that need will never be met unless you get concerned about meeting the needs of others. Wait a minute— Isn’t that exactly what every Christian ought to be doing? As Paul said, “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”(Phil. 2:4). Do that and you will have all the friends you need. One last word of advice—I’ve discovered that it is better to have a few true friends than to have a thousand so-called friends. Don’t confuse popularity with friendship. Be a friend and you will have a friend. – HDS (revised from 6/13/14)

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

MORNING MANNA 1/29/20

January 29, 2020 By Pastor David Stone

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” – 2 Cor. 4:18
In our Christian pilgrimage it is well, for the most part, to be looking forward. Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal. Whether it be for hope, for joy, for consolation, or for the inspiring of our love, the future must, after all, be the grand object of the eye of faith. Looking into the future we see sin cast out, the body of sin and death destroyed, the soul made perfect, and fit to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light. Looking further yet, the believer’s enlightened eye can see death’s river passed, the gloomy stream forded, and the hills of light attained on which standeth the celestial city; he seeth himself enter within the pearly gates, hailed as more than conqueror, crowned by the hand of Christ, embraced in the arms of Jesus, glorified with him, and made to sit together with him on his throne, even as he has overcome and has sat down with the Father on his throne. The thought of this future may well relieve the darkness of the past and the gloom of the present. The joys of heaven will surely compensate for the sorrows of earth. Hush, hush, my doubts! death is but a narrow stream, and thou shalt soon have forded it. Time, how short—eternity, how long! Death, how brief—immortality, how endless! Methinks I even now eat of Eshcol’s clusters, and sip of the well which is within the gate. The road is so, so short! I shall soon be there. ( Charles Spurgeon)

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

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