Hey y’all, and welcome to Monday Manna!
Earlier this month we promised to share the feedback on 6 Satanic Trends Hiding in Christian Homes.
After how Part 1 went, we expected Part 2 to be even rockier. Santa, Halloween, medication and environmental toxins aren’t exactly easy topics.
But the comments here on Substack surprised us…
We Brought the World In
Instead of pushback, we got testimonies.
Michele shared the verse she uses with her children, not only about Halloween, but in their everyday life:
“Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.” — 3 John 1:11
What a simple filter for a family. Is this imitating good, or imitating evil?
Then David F. wrote a line we haven’t stopped thinking about:
“The Church has brought the world in instead of going out into the highways and byways.”
— David F.
And he shared his testimony:
“I am a stage four cancer survivor. I take no meds! I am completely restored as if I never was sick! God has even healed me of things I suffered with in my body for years before the cancer! How? By listening to His Word and doing it.”
— David F.
Praise the Lord!
That’s the thread running through both comments: the Word, applied every day. Michele brings it into her home. David brought it into his healing.
And it’s exactly why we started something new…
Meet Bible Health Daily, our new daily devotional podcast.
One short devotional a day, built on one verse, so the Word gets into your home before the world does.
Because if the Church has brought the world in, the answer isn’t to complain about it. It’s to bring the Word in, first thing, every single day. God told Israel exactly how:
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” — Deuteronomy 6:6-7
So here’s the take-home this week:
Bring the Word into your home before the world gets into your feed. Start every morning with one verse (Bible Health Daily makes that easy).
Give your family one simple filter, like Michele does: am I imitating good, or imitating evil?
Don’t wait for the world to come in. Go out with the truth.
The world will always try to come in. Make sure the Word gets there first.
If you missed it, here’s the post that started this whole conversation:
YOUR DAILY MANNA
“I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” — Psalm 119:11
Notice what the psalmist doesn’t say. He doesn’t say, “I read Your word,” or “I agree with Your word.” He says he stored it up, like treasure tucked away where no one can take it.
And notice why: “that I might not sin against You.”
That’s how you stop following the trends. Not by trying harder in the moment, but by having the Word already inside you when the moment comes.
It’s also why daily matters. You can’t store up what you only hear on Sundays.
So here is your one thing this week.
Pick one verse (Michele’s 3 John 1:11 is a great place to start), write it on a card and say it out loud every morning for seven days. By next Monday, it won’t be on the card anymore. It’ll be in you.
What you store up is what comes out when the world comes knocking.
What We’re Loving This Week
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Bible Health Daily
This week, it’s something we made for you: Bible Health Daily.
A short daily devotional podcast with Dr. Z, one verse at a time, to help you put the Word in your heart before you face the world each day.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or right here on Substack. And if it blesses you, would you take ten seconds to rate and review it on Apple Podcasts? It helps more people find it.
Here’s a few of our latest episodes:
Featured Posts
Everything we’ve published since Manna #23, all three pieces, right here.
Inner Circle
Founding & Inner Circle Members: we are more than halfway through the 41-Day Nervous System Reset! Last week, we discussed the importance of Sabbath rest. This week we tackle: Rewiring the Parasympathetic Path: Vagus Nerve, Somatic Regulation & the Way Back to Baseline. Week 5 teaches your body the way back down.
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From Natural Living Family
Bible Health is where we teach the why. Over on Natural Living Family this week we taught the how. Here are three favorites worth your five minutes…
DIY Better Sleep Spray + Best Oils for Sleep + Forest Bathing + Butternut Squash Souffle
DIY Odor-Eating Powder + Cardamom Oil + Omega 3 Foods + Sweet Potato Casserole
DIY All-Purpose Cleaner + Cypress Oil + Canola Oil Facts + Homemade Nut Snacks
DIY Wood Dusting Spray + Basil Oil + Ginger Benefits + Cranberry Preserves
Want more from our Natural Living Family Substack?
The world will keep knocking. Let’s make sure the Word answers the door.
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Follow Jesus, not trends, in every area.
As always, our hope and prayer is that you experience the abundant life.
~ Dr. Z & Mama Z