CHRIST - The Power of God

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
(2Co 12:9)

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
(1Th 1:5)

What does the word “power” mean in the scriptures? Jesus Christ spoke with power in the synagogues, Luke 4:32; Paul said the gospel was the power of God, Romans 1:16.

The following is a study on the usage of the word and reveals that the individual who is indwelt with the Holy Spirit is imbued with God’s power on this earth.

What IS God’s power, BUT Christ? It is He who died for us that was given all power and dominion in heaven and on earth. As many as receive Jesus, are given the power to become the sons of God.

We have the power of Christ in our lives, and thereby have dominion over sin. We overcome the world in Christ, and thus, we understand what Paul means, when he says that we are more than conquerors. Warriors set for the battle against the powers of the air, we fight against the spiritual wickedness in high places that would have us returned to their sinful kingdom. In Christ, we are filled with the power and authority of God, in Words of Truth AND in demonstration of the power of the Spirit through revelations, prophecy and miracles. We may ask Him anything, and He will do it.

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Joh 14:14

For it is God which worketh in you
both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Php 2:13

We also have power with God as was granted to Jacob after he wrestled with the angel.

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more
Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou
power with God and with men,
and hast prevailed.
Gen 32:28

Jacob’s faithfulness in clinging to the “angel of the Lord,” resulted in the blessing of God. It was here that Jacob was given his new name, Israel, who then became the father of a great nation whereby he had power with God. Jacob prevailed over his enemies and walked and talked with God Almighty. The Lord’s hand was upon his life and Jacob died in peace.

In order to receive this “Jacob anointing” in our lives, we must cling to Christ, who IS the power of God. Christians are given Christ the King (God’s power) to lead them into green pastures, the peaceful dwelling places that exist only in His Kingdom. The Power of God Christ, is the victor in heaven, and we are His armies following Him as he puts down His enemies (who are also OUR enemies) and leads us to the springs of eternal life.

We must keep our eyes fastened upon the Power of God Christ, and by this yielding to His Spirit, we are granted the same power as was given by the Father to the Son. Jesus revealed to His disciples that they would do “greater works,” after He was to depart.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me,
the works that I do shall he do also;
and greater works than these shall he do;
because I go unto my Father.
Joh 14:12

Jesus Christ had power with men. His words and actions were able to convert even the most hardened hearts. His demonstration of the power of God was revealed in his numerous miracles and He was able to silence unbelievers with a word. Jesus was able to know the thoughts and intents of the their hearts and reveal truths that were hidden from the foundation of the world to those who had ears to hear. (Humble hearts). His words of judgment fell upon the Pharisees and Scribes who rejected Him, such that they had the Lord crucified. Multitudes of the children of Israel followed this amazing Messiah until His death and continued on in the faith, whereby our Church grew to this very day.

The power of God rules over the power of darkness, satan’s kingdom, which is filled with spiritual drunkeness, false doctrine, sins of the flesh, and every form of rebellion known to mankind. The heads of these demons are crushed by His power working in us, as we follow the Lamb wherever He goes. (Gen 3:15)

In our covenant of Grace and Truth with Christ, we are washed clean from our sins, and are taught to overcome them. We agree with the gospel, His Word, which we entered into at conversion. We covenant with God to hate and resist evil, to love the good and to live by His Word with His Power.

For sin shall not have dominion over you:
for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Rom 6:14

The power of God, which is the Spirit of Christ in us, reveals our sin and brings the remedy (the Word) to our remembrance. When we act upon the guidance and instruction of the Spirit, we overcome our enemies, as did Joshua and the children of Israel, prevailing against the giants in the land. Joshua was a type of Christ leading the children of Israel to their inheritance, the land, but in our case, eternal life. Israel witnessed God’s power in situations that would have appeared hopeless. His power was available to them, as long as they followed Him. However, when they rebelled against Him, Israel was overcome by their enemies.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you

an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day;
lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
For we are made partakers of Christ,
if we hold the beginning of our confidence
stedfast unto the end; While it is said,

to day if ye will hear his voice,
harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Heb 3:12-15

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In the Power of God Christ, sin no longer has dominion over us and we walk in heavenly places in Him. However, forsaking the covenant of Grace and Truth in Christ, which is apostasy, and returning to the world and it’s wickedness, causes us to be cast out of His presence. Unless there is repentance, we will no longer have Power with God over our enemies (sin), with God, (His protection) or with men. Cain received the mark of God’s rejection because of his rebellion and refusal to repent. He was cast out of God’s presence/power/covering and became a vagabond (wanderer) in the earth. Remembering the earth is ruled by another god, we know that Cain came under his power.

Finally, the Power of God is revealed when Christ defeated death in His bodily resurrection. This power of God through the resurrection of mankind will be fulfilled at the Last Trump, when the dead in Christ shall rise first, and those who are alive, will be caught up to meet Him in the air. The wicked too will be raised, but to everlasting contempt.

And declared to be the Son of God with power,
according to the spirit of holiness,
by the resurrection from the dead:
Rom 1:4

And God hath both raised up the Lord,
and will also raise up us by his own power.
1Co 6:14

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings,
being made conformable unto his death;
Php 3:10

Hold fast saints, to the hope that is before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher and POWER of God unto salvation.

Morning Manna
Patti White
June 24, 2008

SEEKING CONFIRMATION

An Examination of Doubt

When the men were come unto him, they said,
John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying,
Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities, and of evil spirits;
and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
Then Jesus answering said unto them,
Go your way, and tell John
what things ye have seen and heard;
how that the blind see, the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,
the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luk 7:20-22

Jesus never leaves us in the dark. He is the Word from heaven that reveals truths to all who open the door to Him.

One wonders of the prophet John as he languishes in prison. Was he contemplating his death? Did he fulfill his mission? Were these his thoughts and questions? Despite the glory revealed in Jesus Christ, which glory John was eyewitness to, he still sought confirmation as to whether Jesus was indeed the Messiah.

How often we know the truth of a matter, but doubt it. God has given us assurances in many things, but often we seek affirmation from Him. Although we walk by faith, and not by sight, we must resist the trappings of the carnal mind which will always cause us to question and doubt. We doubt God when we seek carnal remedies to spiritual issues. This is sin. The scriptures tell us that whatever is not of faith IS sin. Giving heed to doubt will break the peace that exists in the Spirit and bind us.

Let us be mindful when the spirit of doubt comes upon us and remember the one who opposed truth in the Garden:

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field
which the LORD God had made.
And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said,
Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Gen 3:1

Satan’s attempt to deceive Eve began with a question. Did God really say this? He then twisted the truth of the Word of God into a lie causing confusion in the Woman. This confusion caused her to remove her focus from the WORD and to look upon an object. As she contemplated the beauty of the tree, lust was conceived and it finally brought forth sin.

Eve’s fall from Eden resulted when she gave the fruit to Adam and all humankind would now be born into the fallen world in a fallen nature. Satan succeeded in corrupting what God had created as GOOD.

The coming of John the Baptist was prophesied thousands of years before the birth of Christ. He was the one chosen to manifest the Messiah to the nation of Israel. This great mission would be given only to him alone, but John was not alone. John went forth in the spirit and power of Elijah. He was filled with the Spirit from the womb, and was set apart as a Nazarite all of his life. He lived in the wilderness and clearly heard the voice of the Almighty. The preaching of John the Baptist pierced hearts and caused many to come to repentance. He was the Elijah to come and yet, despite the manifestation of the Spirit in his life, John still must experience trials of his faith. “…Shall we look for another?” Luke 7:20

The Word says that He has chosen us in Him from the foundation of the world. It further says that we are the Temple of God and the Spirit of God dwells within us. The Holy Spirit leads us and guides us into all truth and while we do not have the mission of John, we are still called to be witnesses of Christ. God has sent the Spirit (as a dove) to fall upon us, to empower His Church to proclaim the works of God and redemption found in Christ. We stand on this truth, as did John. The gates of hell cannot prevail against it.

Man does not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. If God has revealed a truth to us, why do we sometimes behave as Eve and look elsewhere? Our faith must be stretched, purified, refined, and perfected to a glorious, shimmering gold, but this process takes time. We succeed, but we also fail. We do not become the perfection in Christ we seek without suffering for it, but as John was not alone, neither are we. The Kingdom of God is within and thereby we are empowered during these trials to overcome and to grow, from glory to glory.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the LORD,
which made heaven and earth.
Psa 121:1-2

We grow from glory to glory by casting all of our cares upon Him, through repentance, by casting down imaginations and by belief in every Word of God. When the spirit of doubt falls upon us, (and it will), our first defense is to cry out to God who will bring the truth to our memory.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.
Joh 14:26

The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, and we must resist carnal remedies, as we have learned in the story of Eve. Reasoning must never be mixed with imagination. We must seek Christ’s face only in all things. This is the Way. It is the state of the overcomer, and is only accomplished in Christ.

John the Baptist understood this well. The disciples carried his question to the One who could ease his mind. Our Lord’s response to John was simple. He gave John the WORD.

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way,
and tell John what things ye have seen and heard;
how that the blind see, the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,
the dead are raised,
to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luk 7:22

The Messiah was the one to bring the healing to His people, as was prophesied, and as the prophet John knew well. The Baptist received revelation of the scriptures from the Holy One, as he prepared for his mission in the wilderness.

John knew, as we do, that Christ would:

Open the eyes of the blind:

To open the blind eyes,
to bring out the prisoners from the prison,
and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isa 42:7

Heal the lame:

Then shall the lame man leap as an hart,
and the tongue of the dumb sing:
for in the wilderness shall waters break out,
and streams in the desert.
Isa 35:6

Cleanse the lepers:

For I will restore health unto thee,
and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD;
because they called thee an Outcast, saying,
This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
Jer 30:17

The deaf hear:

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Isa 35:5

The Dead raised:

Thy dead men shall live,
together with my dead body shall they arise.
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust:
for thy dew is as the dew of herbs,
and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Isa 26:19

The Gospel is preached:

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
because the LORD hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isa 61:1

Jesus never rejects a seeking heart. He will not respond to us with confusion, or doubt, but rather, with the WORD. That truth will be imparted to us with clarity and simplicity, as was His response to John.

But we all, with open face
beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory,
even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2Co 3:18

Grace and Truth are rooted in Christ. He is the Source of all knowledge and must be the one we fix our gaze upon. When we cast all of our cares upon Him, He will erase all doubt, fear and confusion. His Breath is our life and His truth is found in His Word.

When the spirit of doubt comes that says, “Shall we look for another?” (or, shall we look upon anything other than Jesus in ANY matter?) the Word says we have an unction with the Holy One. We must stand on the Rock, for Jesus Christ alone is our salvation and He alone restoreth our souls.

Morning Manna
Patti White
6/23/08

WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMING?

For there must be also heresies among you,
that they which are approved may be made
manifest among you. 1Co 11:19

The night is far spent, the day is at hand:
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of light. Rom 13:11 -12

The hour is indeed late, as all of creation waits for the expected Return of the Savior. The redeemed of the Lord say so, with exuberance and joy, knowing this -- that their salvation is nearer than when they first believed.

We are now living in THAT day which the apostle Peter spoke of:

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming?
for since the fathers fell asleep, all
things continue as they were
from the beginning of the creation. 2Pe 3:4

This prophecy is being fulfilled among professing Christians, who say, the Lord has ALREADY returned. Is this not the same as saying, “Where is the promise of His coming?”

We deny God when we deny His Word. When we argue with God, changing His doctrine, altering His commands, disagreeing with prophecy, we do deny Him, and thus, He will deny us.

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

if we deny him, he also will deny us: 2Ti 2:12

As the apostle Peter warns us -- followers of these damnable heresies are ensured “swift destruction.” Peter warns us that those trapped in this heresy mock the literal return of Jesus Christ, despite the fact that His return is promised throughout the scriptures. The Word of God is clear. In Acts 1:10-11, the two men (two witnesses, Deut 17:6) testify that Christ will return in like manner.

Followers of this false teaching will claim that we must understand the ‘spirit’ of the Word, and glean through ‘revelation,’ what the Word is ‘really’ saying. They will search for hidden meanings or mysterious findings to the point of discounting the literal interpretation of the Word.
One may wonder if this type of condition is the delusion our Lord speaks of in 2nd Thes 2:11. It is a fearful place to be when one cannot differentiate between that which is learned through the Spirit and the Word of God, (absolute truth) and the enmity of God, the carnal mind. (…“he was a liar from the beginning and the truth is not in him“). They will hold fast to their reasoning, despite the numerous proof texts which reveal the glorious appearing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope,

and the glorious appearing

of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

2Ti 2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker:

of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
2Ti 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred,

saying that the resurrection is past already;

and overthrow the faith of some.

There are varying suppositions in this heresy, including, but not limited to, the resurrection has already occurred; Christ has returned at Pentecost; Christ has returned in 70 ad (preterism), or Christ returns when He indwells individual believers. Jehovah Witnesses claimed that Jesus returned in 1914 and set up His Kingdom in the heavens. After William Miller’s prophesy concerning the 2nd coming failed three times, 1843, and 1844 twice, the emerging Seventh Day Adventists claimed that he got the date right but the event wrong. They claim that the temple in heaven was then cleansed, and that Jesus moved into a different apartment in heaven, and is now going through the books judging who is and who is not saved.

The apostle Peter WARNS us throughout his 2nd letter of false teachers and to hold fast to our SURE word of prophecy, not cunningly devised fables. Scripture teaches that no prophecy is of any private interpretation. Just because we think something is true, doesn't make it so.

1Ti 6:3 If any man teach otherwise,

and consent not to wholesome words,

even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
1Ti 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing,

but doting about questions and strifes of words,

whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
1Ti 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds,

and destitute of the truth,

supposing that gain is godliness:

from such withdraw thyself.
1Ti 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

When we exalt our own opinions over and above what God has revealed through His Word, the spirit of antichrist is given dominion and the temple of God is defiled.

2Co 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,

but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations,

and every high thing that exalteth itself

against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity

every thought to the obedience of Christ;

We are further instructed to “add to your faith…knowledge” so that we are not unfruitful in our knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Disciples receive the Comforter, which leads and guides us into all truth. We can be like the well watered, sunlit fed mustard seed, which was planted in fertile soil, watered with the Word of God and prayer, illuminated by the Father of Lights, and grow into a tree that can support other life. Matthew 13:31-32.

Is faith exclusive to a simple belief, or to obedience? If Jesus Christ told us that we have one Master, Lord and Rabbi, should we accept any other spiritual leader to reveal the scriptures to us? I would suggest that to embrace another format of learning is saying to our King of Kings, that His gift is insufficient.

2Pe 3:2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
2Pe 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
2Pe 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Act 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Act 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Rev 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

1Th 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
1Jo 2:28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

1Th 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1Co 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

2Th 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2Th 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2Th 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2Th 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

2Pe 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
2Pe 1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.


Jam 5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

2Pe 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

1Th 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1Th 3:13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

1Th 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

Luk 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Mar 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Joh 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Dan 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Dan 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Patti White
Morning Manna
May 7, 2008

Instructions in Righteousness

Love is the Greatest

I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you.
Joh 14:18


How is the Christian supposed to live? What can we do to be pleasing to God and serving others? How do we work out our salvation? What is the heart of the law?

Jesus told us to search the Scriptures so that we may have life. If we are faithful in the searching, let us be faithful in the doing. It is a great blessing to have knowledge, and it is even greater wisdom to know that we will be judged by the Word we read, study and memorize.

If we know hating a brother is murder, can we continue in hatred and live? The Bible provides the answer.

Scriptures teach us that to lust is sin, so why are we desirous of things that have not been given to us? The Word of God will show us the path to contentment.

If I believe I have faith to move a mountain, why can’t I praise God during a crisis? We can learn from Job‘s example and many others.

If it is written that I must follow peace with all men, why don’t I do it? The way of peace is found within the pages of The Book.

We will find the answers to these questions, and numerous others, if we continue in His Word.

Jesus told His disciples:

I have yet many things to say unto you,
but ye cannot bear them now.
Joh 16:12

He then promised to send the Holy Spirit, who would lead them into the Truth of ALL things. We have the same promise today, and the believer receives the same indwelling of the Comforter as did those disciples, who will teach us about sin, about judgment and righteousness.

The Bible is the instrument God has chosen to reveal His will to the entire world, and His knowledge has filled the earth, as was prophesied. Our instructions in righteousness are revealed within these pages, as are historical references of a people who either received the rewards of faithfulness or the consequences of rebellion.
The scripture is God-breathed, uttered to men and preserved for thousands of years in scrolls, and later in books. Our generation has the benefit of great technology, where we can access any scripture, at any given moment, utilizing any multitude of languages, definitions and dictionaries. However we choose to read the Bible, and in whatever generation it is received -- the dominant theme throughout its pages are unveiled -- reconciliation in Christ. It is the greatest love story mankind has ever known or ever will. The Creator of the heavens and the earth became flesh in the person of Christ Jesus, who loved us, who died for us, and who washed us in His own blood. After His resurrection, the disciples were told to wait for Him and pray until the promise of the Father was given. The Comforter. The Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Truth. The Spirit of God. The Spirit of Christ. The Ruach. The breath of God. The Word.

He has not left us as orphans, He has come to us.

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:
and his name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:13

Every word of God is pure:
he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Pro 30:5

All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:
2Ti 3:16

Man does not live by bread alone, but by every Word of God. Where do we begin? How do we end?

Master, which is the great commandment

in the law?
Jesus said unto him,

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:36-39

Now the end of the commandment
is charity out of a pure heart,
and of a good conscience,
and of faith unfeigned:
1Ti 1:5

Brethren, I write no new

commandment unto you,
but an old commandment

which ye had from the beginning.
The old commandment is the word
which ye have heard from the beginning.
Again, a new commandment

I write unto you,
which thing is true in him and in you:
because the darkness is past,

and the true light now shineth.
He that saith he is in the light,

and hateth his brother,
is in darkness even until now.
He that loveth his brother

abideth in the light,
and there is none occasion

of stumbling in him.
But he that hateth his brother

is in darkness,
and walketh in darkness,
and knoweth not whither he goeth,
because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
1Jn 2:7-11

Beloved, let us love one another:

for love is of God;
and every one that loveth is born of God,

and knoweth God.
He that loveth not knoweth not God;

for God is love.
In this was manifested the love of God

toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world,
that we might live through him.
Herein is love,

not that we loved God,

but that he loved us,
and sent his Son

to be the propitiation for our sins.
Beloved, if God so loved us,

we ought also to love one another.

No man hath seen God at any time.
If we love one another,

God dwelleth in us,
and his love is perfected in us.

1Jn 4:7-12





Morning Manna
January 16, 2008