Key scripture – “Relent, LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” (Psalm 90:13-14 NIV)

In today’s key passage from Psalm 90, Moses was pleading with the Lord for relief. He was pleading with the Lord for rest. That’s a prayer we know all too well.

Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Moses gives us valuable insight for how to punctuate these desperate, quiet groanings: “Satisfy us in the morning.”

Moses knew about the Lord’s daily satisfaction. Each morning, the Israelites would arise and gather enough manna for the day. They were fed, filled and satisfied each morning by the Lord’s supernatural provision of food while they wandered in the desert. They were not allowed to gather extra. They couldn’t store manna up for the next day. The Israelites were given just enough for the day in front of them. God’s satisfaction was immediate and effective, but just for that days demands. Tomorrow would have its own fresh manna for the gathering.

“Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.” (Exodus 16:4).

We read in Deuteronomy 8:3b how Moses told the Israelites that the real message of the manna was that they were not satisfied by the bread but “on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD” (NIV).

“And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” (Deuteronomy 8:3).

Moses, a man who knew a thing or two about dealing with demanding, whiny, difficult people, knew that the Word of the Lord would give him hope for the day’s struggles. God’s Word would give him patience as he waited. God’s Word would help him worship. God’s Word would turn his eyes from that day’s circumstances and problems and fix them instead on the character of his Lord.

Moses prayer, is the prayer of a man that believes God’s Word is powerful — and every bit as powerful as the God who breathed it. I believe it’s that powerful. Do you? If you’re not sure. If you’ve never really experienced its power. I am asking you to try God’s Word because it will truly change your life.

I know that sometimes it’s overwhelming to know where to start, so begin by reading a small portion of the Bible every day and talk to God about it as you pray to Him. Like the Israelites received the Lord’s satisfying care every day. All you need is your daily portion of God’s Word. “Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.” (Proverbs 30:8, NIV)

Just like the Lord was faithful to the Israelites, He is faithful today to all who turn to Him. Amazingly, God’s Word will sustain you through each day so that you can do what needs to be done at work, care for your family, meet the needs of others, and face your problems … with faith, courage and joy in your heart.

What is usually the first thing that grabs your attention in the morning? Do those thoughts shape your day? Starting today, let the Word of God shape your day.

Pray this – Our Precious Heavenly Father, If I do not meet with you every morning I feel like I am running on empty. I need to be filled, not with rest, television, social media or food, but with Jesus the bread of life. He is “the bread of a God that came down from heaven and gives life to the world.” (Matthew 6:33). I will be filled when I spend time alone with You in Your Word because nothing fills and prepares me for today’s demands like Your Word. Father, as I feast daily on Your Word give me the wisdom to live it out and not be conformed to this world but let me be transformed by the renewing of my mind, so that I know what Your will is; what is good, acceptable, and perfect. (Romans 12:2). In the Name of Jesus, the Bread of Life, I pray, Amen.

 Laura Ingle