by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“For that you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that’.” James 4:15 Clay’s responsibility is to lie quietly and pliable on the potter’s wheel; it’s the potter’s responsibility to decide what to do with it (Jer. 18:1-6). ...
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. ...
