Morning Manna

UV 966/10,000 Morning Manna Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143 v 8 The Lord expects us to come to Him early every morning even before we have our breakfast. We must be spiritually nourished by His love even before we nourish our bodies or interact with people. When we approach Him every morning, he will send us the word of His unfailing love. His Word will never fail to come to us and His Word will never fail in it fulfilment. It will give us strength, encouragement and guidance for the day. As someone said, when we go to the Lord we should not be like someone who is giving instructions to the Lord but as a worker reporting for duty. Since we have pledged our trust in the Lord, the Lord will give us grace out of His covenant promises. He will feed us with daily spiritual manna. He shows us the way we should go. He will keep our feet from stumbling, implying from wilful or wanton blunders or unintended mistakes or errors of judgement, pronouncement or action. He will keep our eyes from tears, implying He would preserve us from tragedies or mishaps over which we have no control or no way to prevent or pre-empt it. When we pray and seek God ‘s will for our lives in His Word, we are lifting up our souls or spirits to the Lord. We are acknowledging that only He knows what is best and good for us. We are placing ourselves willingly in His capable and loving hands. We are yielding ourselves to Him to shape us from within and from outside. We have to close the three doors of our bodies to the world and its attractions, distractions and disturbance- our eyes, our ears and our mouth. Then He will give us grace or the power to overcome the challenges and issues of the day. Prateep V Philip