Taking on Too Much

O.T. #185  "Taking on Too Much"
Dec. 10, 2013
Exodus 18-Part 2
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.  Exodus 18:13

LET IT GLOW


Do you get weary? Are you meeting yourself coming and going? Have you ever taken on too much responsibility so you don't enjoy serving? Maybe it has become a chore instead of a joy? I think Moses had reached that point. Let's look closer.

I guess there is a controversy about Jethro's advice to Moses, his son in law as to whether it was of the Lord or of the flesh. Moses had an overload concerning his spiritual responsibilities. What was going on?

In the NIV, verse 13 says, The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.

In their devotional book, Experiencing God Day-By-Day, Henry and Richard Blackaby share this:

Moses was aware of the need for someone to settle disputes among the Israelites. Someone had to help those former slaves learn how to live together as the people of God, so Moses took it upon himself to meet this need.  Long lines of unhappy people, hooping to have their cases heard, stood before Moses each day. Moses spent day after day carrying the weight of his nation's problems on his shoulders. Moses was taking on more than he could handle. He was wearing himself out trying to do what was impossible for one person.

Do we sometimes take on more than we can handle in the long run? Is it hard to say no?

LET IT GROW

Judge means  execute judgment, defend, condemn, contend, plead, reason, rule. (Strong's Concordance)

Moses' father in law, Jethro, an outsider, observed what Moses was doing and challenged the wisdom of his actions. Jethro saw the time and work that Moses was putting in morning to evening.

Jethro asked Moses two questions:

1. What is this thing you are doing for the people? It concerned his priorities. He didn't understand why Moses' judging activity had been allowed to supplant his central task of leading God's people.
2. Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?It was a personnel question. He failed to see why Moses alone was judging the people.

How did Moses answer Jethro?

• The people come to me to seek God's will.
• Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God's decrees and laws. (Verse 14 NIV)

Charles Swindoll give us Jethro's solution:
You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone. (Verse 18) Moses knew his judging task was exhausting.

1. You represent the people and teach them. (Verses 19-20) Moses represented the people before God and should instruct them in God's Word and way. He could provide leadership for the whole group instead of individually.
2. You choose some qualified men to help you lead the people. (Verses 21-23)

Are we praying for people? Are we instructing them what God's Word says about their situation? Are we leading them in the right way? Do I listen when others instruct me?
We will discuss these qualifications in the next post.

The reason to perform ministry is that God clearly tells you it is His will. If you are feeling overwhelmed by all that you are doing, ;you are probably doing more than God has asked. (Blackaby)

LET IT GO

Delegate activities and responsibilities to others when it is feasible.

Listen when others give me instructions.

Hear what God is saying through His Word.

Lighten the load when possible.

 

Visiting In Laws

O. T. #184  "Visiting In Laws"
Dec. 9, 2013
Exodus 18-Part 1
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses father in law before God. 
Exodus 18:12

LET IT GLOW

I always enjoyed the visits my in laws made to our home. My mother in law was an ordinary woman, yet extraordinary. Her education was remedial, yet she read her Bible. Although she didn't attend church while they were growing up, she influenced two sons who became preachers of God's Word. Her love of God was seen as she shared with the needy; her faith in God continued throughout her battle with cancer, which took her life. She was looking forward to heaven, being with her Savior and family. In this chapter, we read of the visit of Moses' father in law. Shall we see Moses' response?

I wonder how Jethro knew that Moses was in the area, near Mt. Sinai. There were no cell phones, email, nor 6:00 news back then.
Who was Jethro?

• He was the priest of Midian. Moses fled to the land of Midian after he killed an Egyptian soldier (Gen. 2). The Midianites were descendants of Abraham (Gen. 25) and intermarried with Ishmael's line (Gen. 37).
• He was a descendant of Abraham through Keturah.
• He had 7 daughters, one named Zipporah, whom Moses married.
• He was the grandfather of two sons of Moses and Zipporah, named  Gershom and Eliezer. Gershom's name means a refugee, because Moses said he had been an alien in a strange land (verse 3); Eliezer's name means God of help, because Moses said the God of his father was his help and deliverd him from the sword of Pharaoh.
• He was the owner of the flock of sheep which Moses took care of back in Midian.
• His name is Jether in Exodus 4:18, and Reuel in Numbers 10:29, which were both a common version of Jethro, which means pre-eminence. (Young's Concordance)
• He lived in the land of Midian, which was beyond Jordan, in Edom, the Sinai peninsula, and Arabia Petraea. (Young's Concordance)

It must have been several months that passed between the time of Moses' departing Midian and Jethro's visit. Of course, the 10 plagues occurred in between those times. I get the feeling that Moses was glad to see his father in law.

So maybe a Midianite was out taking care of Jethro's sheep one night and saw the lights of the camp of two million Israelites. Maybe the Lord sent Jethro to where Moses was camped. Who knows?

Quickly and thoroughly, the news of significant events in other lands passed from one place to another, very often via the merchant caravans which traversed the Fertile Crescent, or through ambassadors and other official contacts between nations. (MacArthur)

Anyway, Jethro shows up with Moses' wife and two sons.  How do we feel when our in laws come to visit? Are we glad when they come or glad when they leave?

LET IT GROW

After the customary greetings, including obeisance, or a respectful bow, Moses and Jethro fellowshiped in the tent. Jethro had already heard of God's wonders performed in Egypt, but Moses retold it all. (Falwell)

What was Jethro's response?

• He rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, delivering them from the hand of the Egyptians.
• He acknowledged that The LORD is greater than all gods  either indicates great respect for Jehovah, or else a full salvation experience. (Falwell)
• He took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, evidence of his belief. It is obvious that Jethro was no worshiper of Midian's gods.
• He used the name Elohim, which means Supreme God,  instead of Yahweh, the unique covenant name for Israel.
• Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Jethro in the presence of God.

Jethro is a Gentile rejoicing in honor done Moses and goodness done Israel. Although he could not share with the Israelites in their Promised Land, Jethro shared in the joy of their deliverance. He expresses joy and thankfulness to the Living and True God. (M.Henry)

Are we joyful, thankful, rejoicing in the gift of salvation that Jesus provides for us Gentiles? Are we sharing it with others? As believers in Jesus, we will some day reach our Promised Land, Heaven.
(I miss my mother in law and wish we could visit again in my home. But one day I will visit her in her eternal home.)

LET IT GO

Forget the things that plague us.

Rejoice in the gift of Jesus and His salvation to me.

Share this joy with others.

A Banner of Snow

O.T. #183 "A Banner of Snow"
Dec. 6, 2013
Exodus 17-Part 4
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nassi: For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus 17:15-16 KJV

LET IT GLOW

I think someone said, "Let it snow." instead of let it glow. Folks, I have been maintaining the burning fireplace since yesterday, during frozen ice, sleet, and snow. So I was this morning, throwing a log on the fire. Don't get me wrong, snow is a beautiful change to me. It's the cold wind that I don't like. I am thankful today for a warm house, running water, and electricity. Our generator is being fixed, so I hope our power holds on. Otherwise, our pump doesn't pump water into the house and for the cows, the blower on the fireplace/heater does not blow heat, and I am using candles.
I know, I need to hold onto God's power. He is in charge of everything. The snow is like a banner over me. His banner over me is love, as the children's song goes. Jesus' love in all around me, then.

Isn't that similar to what the Israelites have experienced in chapter 17? As long as Moses held his arms up, praising God, the Israelites were winning their battle with the Amalekites. The power of God was holding on to the end of the battle, with the Israelites holding on to Him. Joshua led Israel to victory as Moses interceded in their behalf in prayer. Aaron and Hur aided Moses by holding up his arms with the rod of God. 

Moses wrote this down in this book of Exodus, he told Joshua what happened because he was on the battlefield and didn't know. What did Moses do next? He built an altar to God, Jehovah Nissi, which means Jehovah (LORD) is my Banner, for the hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD.

Do we lift our hands and prayers to the throne of the LORD? When in need, where do we turn?

Like Moses and Joshua, we have our victory not through our own efforts, but through Christ alone (John 16:33, 5:4-5). Moses alone on the mount could not win the battle, nor could Joshua alone on the battlefield: victory required both of them. How wonderful that we have the interceding Son of God who is for us (Rom. 8:34), and the indwelling Spirit of God who is for us (Rom. 8:26), plus the inspired Word of God in our hearts! (Wiersbe)

It takes all the believers in a church to fulfill God's purpose in reaching the lost. It takes Christians mingling out in the sinful, dark world to bring the light of Jesus. It takes you and me sharing the love of Jesus with individuals for them to experience God. Do we take time to do simple acts of love for a stranger?

LET IT GROW

Verse 16b in NIV says, The LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.

The flesh will never be destroyed or eradicated in this life; Christ will give us new bodies when He returns (Phil.3:21). In 1 Samuel 15 we see that Saul's sin was in refusing to deal completely with the Amalekites; and 2 Samuel 1:6-10 informs us that it was one of the Amalekites Saul spared that killed him! Make no provision for the flesh. (Romans 13:14 NKJV) It is important that God's people cooperate with God in gaining victory over the flesh. We are told to reckon, yield, and put to death the deeds of the body in Romans 6. (Wiersbe)

Here is what Henry and Richard Blackaby have to say in their devotional book, Experiencing God Day-By-Day:

The Amalekites were the persistent and relentless enemies of the Israelites. When the Israelites sought to enter the Promised Land, the Amalekites stood in their way. Once the Israelites were in the Promised Land and seeking to enjoy what God had given them, the Amalekites joined the Midianites to torment the Hebrews in the days of Gideon (Judges 6:3). The Amalekites continually sought to hinder the progress of God's people and to rob them of God's blessing. Thus God swore His enmity against them for eternity.

As you move forward in your pilgrimage with the Lord, there will be "Amalekites" that will seek to distract and defeat you. There is nothing so precious to you that God will not be its avowed enemy if it keeps you from His will for your life. Saul did not take the Amalekites seriously enough, and it cost him his life.

So we haven't heard the last of these people (Amalekites). They don't give up easily.

Saul's disobedience in sparing Agag resulted in king Saul loosing his throne and life. The prophet Samuel killed Agag. A few years later, the remnant of the Amalekites raided Israel's southern territory, even capturing David's family. David killed 400 of those who escaped. Haman became a descendant of Agag, who tried to exterminate the Jew later in Easter's day. (MacArthur)

Are we on guard against our Amalekites? Remember, the Lord is our banner. I think of a banner leading a parade, a flag leading a country or group into battle. Jesus can be our strength as we face our enemies, trials, troubles. In fact, He can be our victorious leader, our banner.

LET IT GO

Turn to God; let Him fight our battles.

Submit my weak flesh to God.

Hold onto Jesus.

Proclaim that Jesus is the Savior, Messiah, Redeemer of our soul.



 

Battles

O.T. #182  "Battles"
Dec. 5, 2013
Exodus 17-Part 3
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side, and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
Exodus 17:11-12

LET IT GLOW

Are we ready for the battle that is coming? For Joshua, it was the next day. It could be today for us. How strong is our faith? Am I prepared to help others in their battle?

In verses 8-13, we read of the first battle the Israelites encounter after crossing the Red Sea.
Here's what happened?

• Moses told Joshua the game plan. This is the first mention of Joshua in Scripture.
• Joshua was directed to choose out men, and go out, fight with Amalek tomorrow.
• Meanwhile, Moses would stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in his hand. Aaron and Hur went up the hill with Moses.
• So it happened, as long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage.
• Moses' arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up.
• Aaron and Hur  found a stone for Moses to sit on. Then they stood on each side of him, holding up his hands.
• Moses' hands held steady until sunset. As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle. (NLT version)
• Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. (verse 13) Discomfitted means to overthrow, decay, weaken. (Strong's Concordance)

How did Israel overcome the enemy? They had an intercessor on the mountain and a commander in the valley! Moses' role on the mountain illustrates the intercessory work of Christ, and Joshua with his sword illustrates the Spirit of God using the Word of God against the enemy (Heb. 4:12, Eph. 6:17-18). Of course, Moses is an imperfect picture of Christ and His intercessory work, since our Lord never wearies and needs no assistance (Heb. 4:16, 9:24). Moses had the rod of God in his hand, which speaks of God's almighty power.  (Wiersbe)

Are we encouragers to those who need help in their life's battle? Are we intercessors, holding up our brothers and sister to the Lord in prayer?  Do we help carry their load, meeting their needs? I know so many who are doing battle with cancer, my sister, sister in law, our youth director, a friend. There are so many battles-diseases, abuse, financial, marital, family, spiritual.  Also, let's remember those who have lost loved ones this year and pray for them during this holiday season. I want to share the love of Jesus around me.

LET IT GROW

Why did the Israelites fight the Amalekites?
According to Deuteronomy 25:17-18, Amalek (descendant of Esau) attacked Israel's rear, killing the feeble and the weary, young and aged, in the back of their procession. God would not put up with them. The Amalekites had no fear of God. In fact, God told the Israelites to destroy the Amalekites and erase their memory from under heaven. (NIV)

What did God tell Moses to do?

• Moses was to write this as a memorial in a book, referring to the book of Exodus. It was to be a permanent reminder of what happened at Rephidim.
• Read the book aloud to Joshua.
• He would utterly destroy the Amalekites, erasing the memory of Amalekite under heaven. (verse 14)

Do we read this account to our children and grandchildren?

LET IT GO

Be prepared for the next spiritual battle-pray and read God's Word daily.

Help the widows, orphans, weary and needy.

Share God's Word with others.

Obey God's instructions.

Give God the glory for my victorious battle.

Red Berries on Holly Bushes

O.T. # 181  "Red Berries on Holly Bushes"
Dec. 4, 2013
Exodus 17-Part 2
Is the LORD among us or not?  Exodus 17:7d

LET IT GLOW

(Sorry so late, but my computer erased everything yesterday and when I realized it, my internet connection was late.)

I think I have seen a few people turn green lately. You know, green like the Grench who stole Christmas, green like Oscar the Grouch, green with envy. Don't they know that they can become green like the pastures in Psalm 23, green like herbs in Genesis 1 and 9,  green like the plants in Job 8, green as the hills in 1 Kings 14, or a green tree as Hosea 14:8?
I have green sticker holly bushes in front of my house. They almost died one summer when it was so hot and dry, but they survived. They have bright red berries on them. The green bushes look pretty when the grass is brown and leaves have fallen off the trees. The red berries remind me of the drops of Jesus' blood that fell from the cross when He was crucified. They make me grateful for all He did because He loved me. Seeing the holly bushes makes me want to be green like them with red berries, having the blood of Jesus sprinkled in my heart to make it clean.

Ready to travel with the Israelites? It was a month or so later when the Israelites had no water to drink upon their reaching Rephidim in the desert. What did they do? They complained to Moses, again. He goes to God in prayer. He was afraid that the people might stone him. God had Moses take some elders and his staff to the rock. In our last study, we found that the rock represents Jesus Christ and His death on the cross.

In verse 6, the LORD said that He would stand before Moses upon the rock in Horeb. When Moses smote the rock, water would come out of it and the people would drink. Moses obeyed. I'm sure it happened just as the LORD said it would. He never lies, for Jesus is The Way, The Truth, The Life John 14:6).

By these words of verses 5 and 6, the LORD reinforced both the position of Moses as leader and Himself as present to act. He answered the people's charge against Moses and their underlying challenge of His presence. In fact, He intervened miraculously. (MacArthur)

Do we ever get thirsty- thirsty for the Word, thirsty for Jesus, for His love? He is among us just as He as with the children of Israel, his beloved children. He is waiting to quench the thirst of your soul, friend, if you will come to Jesus with your empty cup, soul.

LET IT GROW

Moses called the name of the two places Massah and Meribah because of the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?" (verse 7 NIV)

Your word nerd had to look up these two desert place.
According to The MacArthur Bible Commentary, Massah means testing and Meribah means contending.
In Strong's Concordance, they mean testing and quarrel.
Liberty Bible Commentary says they mean tempting and striving.

Whichever, I don't want to be contending, quarreling, or striving with God.
As I hear people's complaints, I ask myself, "Why are they grumbling to me? Do I look like a complaint box?" Well, then I wonder if they need someone to vent their frustrations to and trust me or if they merely want me to pass it on so something will be done about it. Either way, I am going to stop this. It tends to make me a grouch. People don't like to be around grouches.

I ask you again, "What did Moses do when they complained, to the point of him being afraid for his life?" Now that is bad. What Moses did was to take it to the Lord. His faith was not wavering, was it?

How's our faith?

LET IT GO

Cut out those thorny complaints in my heart and replace them with drops of Jesus' blood to cleanse me.

Replace those grumblings with words of gratitude.

Let Jesus fill my emptiness.

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord Jesus.

Again and Again

O.T. #180  "Again and Again"
Dec. 3, 2013
Exodus 17-Part 1
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.  Exodus 17:6 KJV

LET IT GLOW

Do you recall the two previous tests God gave to Israel? They were the test of time, which occurred about 1 1/2 month after they left Egypt in such a miraculous way, then entered the barrenness of Sin in the desert. There God gave them wells and palm trees for relief. The second test concerned hunger. The Israelites missed the food they had back in Egypt, when they were slaves. God provided them with manna (bread) and meat (quail).

Now we see the third test which God gave the Israelites in these two chapters. The is the test of thirst. They moved from the Desert of Sin to Rephidim, which was just northwest of Mount Sinai. Once they reached this destination, the Hebrews discovered that there wasn't any water to drink (verse 7).

What did the Israelites do again? They complained again, about their lack of water. After God miraculously provided for them back in Elim. What's up with these people? If they were in the place of God's leading, it was His responsibility to take care of them. In spite of their failing these three tests, God met their physical needs, again. Mercy, mercy.

Folks, I am just as guilty. God provides for my need and then I doubt the next time I have a need.

LET IT GROW

The people criticized Moses and murmured against God, again. Not again.

They were actually "tempting the Lord" by their attitude, for they were saying that God did not care and that He would not help them. They were trying His patience by their repeated complaints. (Wiersbe)

Faithful Moses cried out to the LORD, "What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."

So intense was their reaction that Moses thought he was about to be stoned. (MacArthur)

What were the instructions God gave Moses?

• Walk on ahead of the people. (verse 5)
• Take with you some of the elders of Israel.
• Take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile.
• Go.
• Strike the rock. (verse 6)

Moses did as he was instructed. Water came out of the rock as God told him it would.

This rock is Christ (1Cor. 10:4). The smiting of the rock speaks of Christ's death on the cross, where He felt the rod of the curse of the law. The manna illustrated Christ's coming to earth, smiting the rock, his death on the cross, and the water symbolizes the Holy Spirit, given after Christ was glorified (John 7:37-39). (Wiersbe)

Once we have received instructions from God, we are to walk on, take others with us, take His Word in our hands, go, and tell about the crucified and risen Savior, Jesus Christ. Are we obedient?

LET IT GO

Wait and listen for God's instructions.

Take what He tells me to take.

Go where He sends me.

Share the love of Jesus and the gospel of Jesus with others.

Honey on Biscuits

O.T. #179  "Honey on Biscuits"
Dec. 2, 2013
Exodus 16-Part 2
Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the peole shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or no.  Exodus 16:4 KJV

LET IT GLOW

What's for breakfast? What's for dinner? Familiar words?
Wheat, rice, and oats can be ground up into flour, thus used in baking homemade biscuits. Now biscuits call for honey. (I don't need the butter or oleo.) That can be eaten as a meal, a dessert, or a supplement with the meal. However, eaten, it is goooood. Of course, I don't have it daily, so it is a treat. If I had to bake it daily and had to eat it daily, biscuits and honey would not be a treat. Perhaps I would even begin to complain about the matter. What did the Israelites do?

After complaining again, 30 days later, the Israelites waited, but not quietly.
They had grown accustomed to Egyptian cuisine of fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, garlic (Numbers 11:5-6).
What did the Lord come up with?

• Daily provisions of bread in the morning and meat in the evening for the Israelites to eat.
• A double portion was given on the 6th day in order to rest on the Sabbath, no gathering nor cooking then.
• Also, they saw the glory of the Lord appearing in a cloud in the desert.
• The breakfast was manna, a type of bread. After the dew was gone, it appeared on the ground as flakes with frost. Could it be frosted flakes? They were to gather as much as they needed, taking an omer for each person in their tent. An omar probably measured about 2 quarts.
• They were not to take too much, as extras for leftovers, except for the Sabbath's meal on the 6th day. When the Israelites gathered too  much, the next day maggots appeared with a stinch. (It spoiled because they were not obedient.)
• The bread manna was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.     (verse 31)
• They could bake or boil the manna, making it like wafers or mush.
• God provided them with the same meal for 40 years in the desert.
• Quail was the meat for the dinner meal. They ran out of seasonings, so the Israelites got tired of the same main course, being ungrateful to God for His provision.
• The people rested on the seventh day. Those who went out to gather their Sabbath's meal found none provided for them. (verse 27)

Perhaps the Lord was teaching His children to depend on Him daily for their food. A lack of faith in such resulted in their gathering more than needed. However, when they did, their sins found them out by the manna spoiling and stinking. Simple obedience showed up as disobedience.

Dear, do you want baked or boiled flakes this morning for breakfast? Did the wife always ask that?
Maybe the husband didn't have to ask what was for breakfast or dinner-he knew for 40 years. At least there were no menus to make nor shopping to do.

Gratitude or Ingratitude?

LET IT GROW

Moses told Aaron to put an omer of manna into a jar, to keep for the future generations to come. Actually, it was kept in the Ark of the Covenant later on. The pot, a gold jar of manna was placed inside the ark of the Testimony (Heb. 9:4 NIV).
 
Manna was called What is it? It came from God, and later Christ claimed to be the true bread of life from heaven (John 6:35). (Falwell)

The Jews could not explain this new food that God had sent. The manna pictures Jesus Christ. (Wiersbe)

Until they reached the border of Cannan, the Promised Land, the Israelites ate the manna.

Later on, we read in Numbers 11:31-35 where the Israelites complained about the quail for dinner. As a result, the Lord gave enough meat to make them 3 feet deep in quail. Oh, they never learned. Do we?

Manna pictures Jesus Christ by His:

• humility (small wafer), became a baby and then a servant.
• eternal nature (round wafer).
• holiness (white wafer), purity and sinlessness, Son of God.
• sweetness (a sweet tasting wafer) of salvation and Word of God.
• nourishment of us spiritually (physical food for the Israelites).

Believers should follow the same instructions, feeding on the Word of God early each day.
Jesus is our Bread of Life. He wants to feed us daily with His Word and His life.
Christians are to rest on the Lord's Day, then work and serve God with the energy He supplies.
Rebellious ones must stoop down to Jesus, just as the Israelites had to stoop down to pick up the manna. It didn't fall on their tables nor in the trees, but on the ground.

Believers are to feed on Christ by reading, studying, and meditating on His Word.

What else can we learn?

[Resource: Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testament, Liberty Bible Commentary, New International Version Bible]

LET IT GO

Daily eat from the Word of God.

Jesus is my Bread of Life.

Trust God for my needs.

Be thankful for what I have.

Stop complaining.

In everything give thanks...