by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“. . .For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” James 4:14b It’s the soul-searching Question of the ages. “For what is your life?” Spiritual introspection. An honest assessment of who we are,...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Delight yourself also in the Lord—and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 When this is our “Magnificent Obsession,” we’ll know what Jesus meant when He said “If you shall ask anything in My Name, I will do it” (Jn. 14:14) because we’re...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“And you shall seek Me and find Me—when you shall search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 It must be all or nothing. Half-heartedness is no-heartedness. Lukewarmness is nauseating (Rev. 3:15-16). Tentativeness, hesitation and reservation will...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place? He that has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity nor sworn deceitfully.” Psalm 24:3-4 The answer is “None of us”. . .in our own strength. ...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 Woe to any who ever forget “There’s Love in God’s wrath and wrath in God’s Love.” The Gospel is “sharper than a two-edged sword,” so declares God’s Word (Heb. 4:12). It is a...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering—for He is faithful that promised. And let us...