MGD: Trusting God, One Day at a Time

From the rising of the sun unto the setting of

the sea, the name of the Lord is to be praised. Shalom,

precious one. God richly bless you for tuning in to

Radio ACI today for our morning glory devotion. Privileged to

be facilitating today's episode. our pastor and Mrs. Bruce Smith

from Harvest Chapel International, Kumasi. Let us kindly share a

word of prayer. Gracious Father, we thank you for the

gift of life and for the privilege to start our

day with your word. We pray that you grant us

understanding and insight into your word. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.

Let us kindly take our confession from Joshua chapter 1

Joshua 1:8

verse 8. Joshua chapter 1 verse 8 This book of

Joshua 1:8

the law shall not depart out of my mouth, but

I shall meditate in it day and night, that I

may observe to do according to all that is written

in it. For then I will make my way prosperous,

and then I will have good success. Amen. The theme

for our episode today is Trusting God One Day at

a Time. Trusting God One Day at a Time. A

script written by Pastor and Mrs. Amu Apia. And our

scriptural reading will be taken from Exodus chapter 16 verses

Exodus 16:11–17

11 through 17 and then also verse 31. Exodus chapter

Exodus 16:11–17

16 verses 11 to 17 and verse 31. And I'll

be reading from the King James Version And the Lord

spake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of

the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying, At evening

ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall

be filled with bread. And ye shall know that I

am the Lord your God. And it came to pass

that at evening the quails came up and covered the camp,

and in the morning the dew lay round the host.

And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold,

upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small

round thing, as small as the whole frost on the ground.

And when the children of Israel saw it, They said

to one another, It is manna, for they wist not

what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is

the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.

This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. Gather

of it every man according to his eating, and omer

for every man according to the number of your persons.

Take ye every man for them which are in his tents.

And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more,

some less. Verse 31. And the house of Israel called

the name thereof Manah. and it was like coriander seed, white,

and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

May the Lord add his blessing to the reading and

hearing of his word. Thanks be to God. Trust in

God one day at a time. Trust in God one

day at a time. Most of us prefer a stockpile

over a daily allowance. We feel safe when our fridges,

freezers and storerooms are full, our bank accounts are steady

and our plans for next month are firmly in place.

We love the comfort of plenty for many days. Yet,

when the Lord Jesus taught his disciples how to pray,

He gave them words that pull us back to a

quiet daily dependence. Give us this day our daily bread.

These words draw our focus to a particular time. This day.

It is a recurring petition to be made again with

each sunrise. These words would have reminded Jesus' hearers of

the Exodus. a period in Israel's history when God provided

just enough manna daily for the people to survive. They

were wandering in a wilderness on their way to a

promised land where God would be their king. They would

have left a ground stockpile of food, but they had

no storerooms, no fields to reap, and nowhere to shop.

If God did not feed them, they would starve in

the heat. Every morning when the dew cleared away, a

fine flaky substance lay across the open ground, manna, bread

from heaven. But God gave them a strict command, gather

only enough for today. If anyone tried to hoard it

out of fear for tomorrow, The manna bred worms and

grew foul. God taught them to trust him afresh each morning.

God was doing something far deeper than filling empty bellies.

He was training their hearts. He was teaching them the

strategy of daily dependence on God. We must remember each

day that we are dependent creatures. We need the Lord

for our physical and spiritual well-being. In our world today,

many of us live with overflowing shelves. We buy food

by the week or the month. Because our kitchens are stocked,

it is terribly easy to fall into the illusion that

we are keeping ourselves alive. We may easily forget that

the strength to work, the air in our lungs, and

the food upon the table are still daily mercies granted

by the Father. Perhaps you find yourself worried about what

next week holds. You want grace for next month's problems,

but God promises grace for today. Do not look past

the sunrise to borrow tomorrow's trouble. Let's look to our

Father this morning. Let's thank Him for what He has

before us and trust that the God who sustained us

yesterday will meet us again with new mercies when the

sun comes up tomorrow. Amen. Let us kindly take our

memory verse from the book of Matthew chapter 6 verse 11.

Matthew 6:11

Matthew chapter 6 verse 11. Give us this day our

Matthew 6:11

daily bread. Amen. God richly bless you beloved for connecting

with us for today's episode. We believe that you have

been blessed. Remember, do not look past the sunrise to

borrow tomorrow's trouble. God has granted us grace for each day.

And let's learn to trust him every morning. For he

will see us through. In Jesus name. Amen. We don't

want to change your dial. As we have carefully selected

content for your growth and for your nourishment. We want

to recommend it to others also. So that they shall

be blessed. Until we meet you again tomorrow. Shalom. And

have a spirit filled day. Amen.