by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying ‘Your father did command before he died, saying So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brethren and their sin—for they did unto you evil; and, now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Now, therefore, be not grieved nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me hither—for God did send me before you to preserve life. . .And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“And the Lord was with Joseph. . .” Genesis 39:2a When this is a part of our faith’s “hub,” everything else falls into place. Karl Barth, a famous German theologian of another generation, was once asked by a student, “Dr. Barth, what’s the greatest theological truth...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord: Thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 Though the pieces of our puzzle (life) may seem disjointed or disconnected at times, we need not fear, fret or fume when...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
Never In Vain “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” I Corinthians 15:58 Your mind, your eyes and even your heart (feelings) may tell you...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
Unchanging “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Never has there ever been a promise more precious than this one. Stop what you’re doing right now, close your eyes and whisper a prayer to Heaven. Ask the Lord to clear the clutter from...