MORNING MANNA           10-6-24

CLEANSING THE HEART

“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭9‬ ‭

The question is revealing. Notice the psalmist doesn’t say, “Why should a young man cleanse his way?” Neither does he ask, “Should a young man cleanse his way?”

He has already moved past the point that so many young people struggle with, which is to question authority and wonder why mental, emotional, and physical purity is so important. He knows that he is sinful and foolish before a holy God. He is not questioning the need to cleanse his way, but is now pursuing the best means to accomplish this.

And how is it to be done? By taking heed to—by internalizing and personalizing—the Word of God. On one hand this may be disappointing, if you hoped for a more entertaining, less demanding solution. Nothing less than an unblinking gaze into the mirror of God’s Word will show you the genuine flaws in your character and mindset.

On the other hand, it is greatly encouraging. The solution you seek for is readily available! You do not have to climb to the top of a mountain in Tibet, or have a certain social or religious pedigree, or attain some academic status in order to know and understand how to purify your life and please God.– Baptist Bible Hour

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

MORNING MANNA                  10-5-24            
A MERRY HEART   

  What the Word of God says is much more important than what we say about the Word of God–we, especially preachers, need to remember that! An old devotional book called, “Daily Light on the Daily Path” uses only quotations from the Bible to drive home glorious truths for each day. The following is an example:

“He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

The joy of the LORD is your strength. — The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. — Be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

By him … let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. — Sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing.” — We glory in tribulations also.”

Proverbs 15:15;  Nehemiah 8:10;  Romans 14:17;  Ephesians 5:18 20; Heb.13:15; Habakkuk 3:17,18;  2 Corinthians 6:10;  Romans 5:3; 

Dear friend, you can read every bestselling book written by man, but if you are not feeding your soul on a daily diet of God’s Word you are starving yourself spiritually and stunting your growth. You are literally putting yourself in danger. Don’t do it!- HDS

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

MORNING MANNA           10-4-24

MORNING MANNA                10-2-24

DON’T BE DECEIVED

” Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” Colossians 2:8

Having been grieved at the sight of seeing so many people misled by others I took a special interest in this story from Senior Living:

While enjoying a transatlantic ocean trip, a famous Hollywood actress noticed a gentleman sitting at the next table suffering from a bad cold. So she looked over at him and asked, “Sir, are you uncomfortable?”

The man looked back at her and gave a nod.

“I’ll tell you just what to do for that cold,” she said. “Go back to your room, drink lots of orange juice, and take two aspirin. Then cover yourself with every blanket you can find and sweat the cold out. I know what I’m talking about. I’m an actress.”

The man smiled warmly and said, “Thank you. But I’m a doctor.”

These days, it seems everyone considers themselves experts even if they’ve only read an article or seen something online about a particular subject. And while the recent information explosion we’ve seen around the world has its benefits, one drawback is that there’s so much misinformation out there, it’s hard to know whom to trust.

This is especially true when it comes to biblical teaching, as many of the so-called “preachers” and “theologians” today have gained a platform by teaching things that run counter to biblical doctrine. So be careful of letting charisma and charm determine what teaching you accept. Make sure you’re putting yourself under solid, biblical teaching and you’ll grow rock-solid in your faith!

Ask God to guide you to the right teachers and to give you discernment to recognize when you’re hearing false teachings.- HDS, 4-28-15

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