MORNING MANNA

11-8-24

PEACE IS POSSIBLE

“Let not your heart be troubled—Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you-“–John 14:1, 27 

Sometimes we act as though we have no control over our lives–peace doesn’t seem possible. But the little word “Let” tells us otherwise. Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled”. So, if you are truly a child of God peace is possible. The choice is yours.

 
Jesus didn’t say, “Keep yourself from trouble”. That would be impossible (Job 14:1). However, although we will have trouble, we don’t have to be troubled by our troubles. Maybe you are thinking, “That doesn’t seem possible”. But, who are you going to believe–yourself or the Lord? Jesus promised that peace is possible and Paul proved it is possible (Phil. 4:11). If you will just admit that it’s possible you will have come a long, long way. Most of our fear and worry is caused by a feeling of hopelessness. If you can just see that peace really is possible you will be encouraged to pursue it. Then you will discover that it is also profitable.

 

Regardless of what you are going through, and contrary to the way you might feel, peace is indeed possible. Christ always provides what He promises! Get into the Word and find out what He says and then trust Him to do as He promised. That’s the path to peace. I’m not asking you to believe me. I’m begging you to trust Him. When you do amazing things happen.”Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee.”(Isaiah 26:3). Trust in the Lord brings tremendous blessings, one of which is “peace that passeth all understanding “. – HDS, 4-17-10

David Stone

Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E.
Humble, Tx. 77346

MORNING MANNA               11-5-24

THE EXAMPLE OF THE PINE TREE

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭

One day a boy and his father went into the mountains. They took shelter from a storm in the lee of some great gray boulders that lay like sleeping giants close to the crest of a lonely ridge. As the two looked upward, they saw the wind lay its grim hands on a mountain pine that towered from the summit of the ridge. It was a sentinel that could escape no danger, an outpost to receive the first shock of the enemy’s attack. Savagely the wind tore at it, shook it violently, and howled through the branches.

To the boy, the tree, strong though it was, seemed about to be torn to pieces. “Look, Father!” he said, pining upward, “what the wind is doing to that pine!” The full fury of the blast just then made the pine shudder and sway. It heaved desperately against the black sky.

“Storms are an old story to that tree,” said the father. “A tree like that lives in a struggle from the time it is high enough to catch the first breath of air. Tennyson says a tree is ‘storm-strengthened on a windy site.’ The strongest trees are always those that have weathered the greatest number of gales. Besides, the question is not what is happening to the tree, but what is happening in the tree.”

“The pine does not really seem to mind fighting the storm, does it?” the boy asked.

“No, because it is able to withstand the strongest wind,” the father answered. “It is the same with us. It really does not matter what happens to us, but it matters a great deal what happens in us.” (copied)

There are a great many folks who need to stop resisting and resenting the storms and leave the results with God. They need to bend with the wind and let God do His work within! HDS

David Stone  

Lakeway Baptist Church    

Humble, TX

MORNING MANNA              11- 4-24

PEACE FOR PRISONERS

“And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed”.–Acts 16:26 

Do you ever feel trapped? Don’t we all at some time or another? Maybe this is one of those days when you feel like a prisoner to your unpleasant circumstances. Perhaps you feel doomed to a life of despair, forced to live without help or hope. It’s in times like these that we need to be reminded of the greatness of God’s power. And, that’s just what we see in our text. Paul and Silas had been beaten and cast into prison, but God moved the earth to deliver them! If it fits with His purpose He will do the same for you.

 In 1904, J.R. Miller wrote:”There is no prison too strong for God to break open; there are no chains too heavy for Him to snap asunder, there are no walls too thick for Him to shatter. There are other kinds of prisons besides those built with stone–prisons of trial, of temptation, of trouble, of circumstances. If we are in any of these prisons, God is just as able to bring us out of them!” 

Dear friend, don’t give up hope. With God all things are possible and as long as you are on this earth God still has a plan for you. When things seem most hopeless, remember–if need be, God will move all heaven and earth to meet your need. He’s done it before and He will do it again. – HDS,  2-2-10

David Stone 

 Lakeway Baptist Church  

Humble,TX

MORNING MANNA             11-3-24

STIR UP THE GIFT“

Stir up the gift of God–“ 2 Timothy 1:6

MORNING MANNA           11-2-24

LET THERE BE LIGHT

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”–Matthew 5:16 

A young girl once consulted with her minister. “I cannot stick it out any longer. I am the only Christian in the factory where I work. I get nothing but taunts and sneers. It is more than I can stand. I am going to resign.”

“Will you tell me,” asked the minister, “where lights are placed?”

“What has that to do with it?” the young Christian asked him rather bluntly.

“Never mind,” the minister replied. “Answer my question: ‘Where are lights placed?’ ”

“I suppose in dark places,” she replied.

“Yes, and that is why you have been put in that factory where there is such spiritual darkness and where there is no other Christian to shine for the Lord.”

The young Christian realized for the first time the opportunity that was hers. She felt she could not fail God by allowing her light to go out. She went back to the factory with renewed determination to let her light shine in that dark corner. Before long, she was the means of leading nine other girls to the Light.

As I read that story I couldn’t help but think about what might have happened had the girl left her job – leaving her coworkers in darkness. It could have resulted in her light being the last light some of them would ever see. – HDS

David Stone  

Lakeway Baptist Church  

Humble, TX