How long does manna last?

I woke up this morning with this thought: “How long does a word from God sustain me?” I guess the question comes from the fact that I love hearing God, but I don’t like feeling like I ‘have to do something to hear God’… This passage came to mind:

What Jesus means to me

Hebrews 1:1–3a

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is…

Four tips from neuroscience that will make you happy.

Take my Yoke

Matthew 11:28–30 The Message

28–30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me — watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t…

The three components of our makeup

1 Thessalonians 5:23
 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Spiritual renewal needs a spiritual genesis

John 3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

This stunning statement is the summary of Jesus conversation with Nicodemus, a Jewish rabbi who came to visit him in secret…

Speaking and serving

1 Peter 4:11
 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

When you pray

Matthew 6:6 NIV

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Formed perfectly to bring and to gather

Isaiah 49:5 NIV

And now the Lord says — 
he who formed me in the womb to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
and gather Israel to himself,
for I am honoured in the eyes of the Lord
and my God has been my strength…

Friends

John 15:15
 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour and the greatest leader if all time regarded his…