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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11

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Rejoice Daily Manna - Archive : Thursday, August 14, 2014

Dear Friend,

If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning.

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August 14, 2014

John 1:45-46

Philip found Nathanael and told him,

"We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,

and about whom the prophets also wrote - Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

"Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?"

Nathanael asked. "Come and see," said Philip. (NIV)

Nazareth did not have a good reputation. The Roman army had polluted its religious culture; so too had many Gentiles who passed through on the nearby trade roads. Nazareth had no reputation for holiness, for which Jerusalem and Hebron were noted. So when Philip found his friend Nathanael,

and told him about Jesus of Nazareth, Nathanael was not impressed.

How could God’s Messiah be the son of a carpenter from Nazareth?

Philip’s response was simple and wise. He did not try to defeat his friend’s prejudice and ignorance with argument, but invited him to ‘come and see’. Truth is the only antidote to false belief;

and Philip knew that an encounter with Jesus would demonstrate all Nathanael needed to know. Philip was already proving to be a disciple of Jesus. Not only did he seek out his friend and recommend Jesus to him, but Philip also copied the words Jesus spoke the previous day –‘come and see’ (John 1:39).

Whatever prejudice people may have about Jesus, they need the truth. For many, this starts by seeing the positive confidence about Jesus in a friend or colleague. Then, those who seek the truth will welcome an invitation to explore who Jesus is. But often, people are astonished that God should be found in ordinary places, or even the morally polluted parts of our cities.

Religions have often supposed that God is ‘locked up’ in holy places. So people are surprised to find that Jesus can be encountered anywhere: in the factory or fields, in prisons or palaces, in universities and among the world’s under-classes. In each of these places, Jesus is represented by His people and He goes with them to suburbs or slums, cities and communes; to meet the lost and lonely and welcome them to come and see who He is.

Prayer:

Loving God. Thank You for making Yourself visible in the person of Jesus Christ;

and that I have encountered Him.

Forgive me for not making Him known more widely, or for allowing my friends

and colleagues to believe that He can only be found in churches.

Please help me to invite the people I know and meet to explore who Jesus is;

by reading the Bible together with them,

praying for them and sharing my confidence in Jesus with them.

In His Name. Amen.

Have a blessed day!