It's New This Morning

"Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
²³ They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness." 


Every morning, the Lord has something new, something that's never been there before...that has never been before. Do not be content to gather once or twice a week when you could have His newness every single day. Receive and be a fragrance of blessing and a storehouse of wisdom. 


Go to His Presence this morning. There is something new there.

Inheritance for the Faithful

There is a great inheritance for those who obey wholeheartedly and faithfully. Look at Caleb. I'm sure there were days that were mundane, days that were hard to continue to be faithful while wondering in the desert. I'm sure there were tiring days when he just wanted to be done and finally receive what had been promised to him so many years before. Days when he just wanted to settle down and rest for awhile. But he kept going, obeying with his heart, believing and fully grasping the reward ahead.

If we could see eternity like Caleb saw the Promise Land, we can continue with that kind of steadfast spirit Caleb had and receive a great inheritance. It's so worth it; we've got to see eternity.

What We Were Made For

"So the life of man upon the earth is a life away from the Presence, wrenched loose from that 'blissful center' which is our right and proper dwelling place...the loss of which is the cause of our unceasing restlessness." ~Tozer

We were not made for the omnipresence of the Lord.

It's the manifest presence we were created for. This explains the longing, even though we "know God is here," we often say. We need His intimate presence, not just the presence that the entire earth is in, with or without knowing.

It is not just the omnipresence of the Lord that causes the elders to bow down, laying down their crowns and crying out, "You are worthy, Oh Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things and for Your pleasure they were and are created!" (Rev. 4:11)

So don't settle for just the omnipresence. Ask for more. Like all the great ones of the Bible- Abraham, His friend, Moses, the one who He spoke to face-to-face- these men were not ok with just the omnipresence. They wanted the intimate, manifest presence of the Lord that Adam had in the Garden. And the Lord wanted them to experience it.