RENEWED
DAILY
BREAD
16 Therefore
we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are
being renewed day by day. 17 For
our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far
outweighs them all. 18 So we
fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV)
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily
bears our burdens. Selah 20 Our God is a God who saves. Psalm 68:19-20 (NIV)
21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions
never fail. 23 They are new
every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 I
say to myself, "The LORD is
my portion; therefore I will wait for him." 25 The
LORD is good to those whose hope
is in him, to the one who seeks him; 26 it
is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations
3:21-26 (NIV)
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come
from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip-- he who
watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed,
he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD
watches over you-- the LORD is
your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he
will watch over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and
going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:1-8 (NIV)
1 Praise the LORD,
O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD,
O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--3 who
forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and
crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who
satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the
eagle’s. Psalm 103:1-5 (NIV)
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator
of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his
understanding no one can fathom. 29 He
gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young
men stumble and fall; 31 but those
who hope in the LORD will renew
their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow
weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have
set their hearts on pilgrimage. 6 As
they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the
autumn rains also cover it with pools. 7 They
go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. 8 Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; listen to me, O God
of Jacob. Selah Psalm 84:5-8 (NIV)
18 I will not leave
you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18 (NIV)
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast
spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
BUTTER
“The believer cannot do without his
Lord; words are inadequate to express his thoughts of Him. We cannot live on
the sands of the wilderness—we want the manna that drops from heaven; the
pitchers of self-confidence cannot produce for us a drop of moisture, but we
drink of the rock that follows us, and that rock is Christ. When you feed on
Him, your soul can sing, ‘He who satisfies me with good so that my youth is
renewed like the eagle's’; but if you don’t have Him, your wine cellar and
well-stocked pantry can give you no sort of satisfaction: Learn to lament over
them in the words of wisdom, ‘Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!’” C. H. Spurgeon revised by Alistair Begg
“The human heart longs
for utopia – some Shangri-La or Fountain of Youth that makes everything ‘right’
again. Somewhere deep inside is an
impulse hungering for a place where wounds are healed, conflict is resolved,
pressures cease, desires are fulfilled, and death doesn’t hang over our
heads. The vestiges of Eden remain in
our hearts; we know the world isn’t as it should be. We want something – or someone – to make it
right. The theologically correct
solution, from a Christian’s point of view, is that the Son of God will return
and make all things new. And, in fact,
He is already renewing those who believe in Him. But the re-genesis we look for, the gleaming
paradise hidden in our longings, hasn’t fully appeared. We saw glimpses of it in Jesus’ earthly
ministry – love, healings promises, restoration; we see it in in various lives
and ministries today; and we see a picture of it at the end of Revelation. There’s one thing in common in all such
pictures: His Presence. Whenever He manifests Himself openly,
perfection begins to emerge….And in the end, we will see perfection and
completion in all its fullness.” Chris Tiegreen
“Renewals…start growing from one staggering thought: things don’t have to be like this.” John V. Taylor
“When tempests arise, woe to the
mariners that have not strengthened their mast, nor cast their anchor, nor
sought the haven. If we suffer the good to grow weaker, the evil will surely
gather strength and struggle desperately for the mastery over us; and as a
result a painful desolation and a lamentable disgrace may follow. Let us draw
near to the footstool of divine mercy in humble entreaty, and we shall realize
the fulfillment of the promise, ‘They who wait for the LORD shall renew their
strength.’” C. H. Spurgeon
HEART SAVOR
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Our Lord is the Great Renewer of hearts.
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His compassions never fail – they are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness.
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He will never leave us nor forsake us.
