 |
Home | Mission Statement | Video Gallery | Audio Gallery | Photo Gallery | Daily Manna | Testimonies | | Links | Contact us |
 |
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus Phil 4:7 |
 |
| Daily Manna: | |
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 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. 2/14/2026
Today's Passage :Love (III) Bible Verse:Ephesians 2:4-8 (ESV) "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved — and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, . . ." Message:
We have a change of pace today. In addition to our Scripture, we have a poem by the great George Herbert (ca. 1630), and our commentary is on this poem.
The work is a dialogue between Love, transparently representing Christ, and the poet, with some internal, first-person narrative. Love actually speaks the first line offstage, welcoming the poet. But the poet’s soul will not enter because it is ashamed of “dust,” i.e. the poet's human side, and his sin. But Love has noticed his reticence since it first saw him. Love beckons him closer, asking if there is anything he lacks.
girl with candle
The poet lacks a guest worthy to be in Love’s chamber; that is, he tells Love that he is not sufficient to be a guest in this place and what is lacking is someone better to be a guest. Love tells him that he is the guest. The poet demures a second time; he cannot even look at Love because of his unkindness and ingratitude. But Love takes his hand and, contradicting his assertion that he is unworthy to look, points out that since Love made the poet’s eyes, He is the one to judge whether they are good enough to look.
In the third stanza, the poet replies that although his eyes were made perfect, he has ruined them, and Love should allow his shame to lead him where he deserves to go, which we understand refers to hell. Love then asks him if he does not know that someone has already borne the blame, i.e. paid the price; and since apparently the poet does not know this, well, Love himself will serve. Serve has a double meaning; Love will serve him the meal. But more broadly, Love will be the servant of mankind. “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)
Love finally convinces him to sit down and taste his meat, and he is convinced; he sits down and eats. This last couplet refers to the Lord’s Supper (Holy Communion). And even more broadly, he should partake of the grace that Love offers.
The poem is a beautiful song of praise to God for the grace of Christ, freely given to the sinner. I hope you enjoyed it!
Meditation : Prayer : ow all glory to you, great God, who is able to keep us from falling away and will bring us with great joy into your glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to you who alone are God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are yours before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time!..........Amen. |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
