Then Moses said, "This is what the Lord has commanded, 'Let an omerful of manna be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'" Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omerful of manna in it, and put it in a sacred place before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations." As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept. Exodus 16:32-34 This story carries...

Sweet Friendships Refresh the Soul Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like the anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God’s presence. Proverbs 27:9 (TPT) My favorite place to be is the beach. I love sitting on my condo balcony, listening to the waves rush to shore as the breeze gently blows. For me, it’s a place where I can take deep, refreshing breaths and feel the bigness of God. Each year, I visit the Gulf Coast between St....

Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. Is 43:18-19 How I often long for something new. When life had seemed the most unfair, when the ugly had contaminated my life, when what was meant for honor was defiled, I longed for something new and untouched. There is a theme of newness in scripture. Christ makes...