Preserved

Posted on by Michele Morin

In Ephesians 3, Paul bends over backwards and strains his amazing mental thesaurus to communicate to his readers that God is the very essence of abundance.  Given this, what do we do when our hearts need truth in the moment?  When all that our eyes can see feels like “not enough”?

In days of abundance, we preserve,
Whether it’s green beans in a jar,
Or a meal,
Made in advance for a busy day.

When the soul-famine gnaws,
And the silence of God echoes abandonment,
The Truth —
Vacuum sealed in this jar of clay —
Sustains.
Unlike last Tuesday’s meatloaf
Or the manna
(with its one-day shelf life),
God’s mercies are new every morning,
Preserved,
Ever new.

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Published by Michele Morin

Michele Morin is a Bible teacher, writer, reader, and gardener committed to the truth that women can become confident Christ-followers and students of God's Word. She has been married to an unreasonably patient husband for thirty-plus years, and together they have four sons, three daughters-in-love, and five adorable grandchildren. Michele loves hot tea and well-crafted sentences, poems that stop her in her tracks, and days at the ocean with the whole family. She laments biblical illiteracy and advocates for the prudent use of “little minutes.” She blogs at Living Our Days, and you can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

14 thoughts on “Preserved”

  1. Love this: “God’s mercies are new every morning, Preserved, Ever new” Love how God’s promises have been preserved through the ages and are still as fresh and relevant as they were in ancient times.

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  2. Touched my heart strings this morning. I have felt His keeping power in times of famine and have survived. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Trying on Grace.

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  8. Ah, Michele! This is beautiful! Isn’t it interesting how ‘preserve’ and ‘preserver’ are so close in spelling? At first read your title as ‘Preserver” ;)–that when we are preserved in Christ–we have the ability to preserver!

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  9. Sweet, simple, and beautiful -all things that last, last in Him! A great thought to start my day : ) Thanks! Blessings from #Thought-ProvokingThursday!

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  10. Beautiful words, Michele. Thank you for the reminder that His mercies are new every morning. Let’s not try to self-sustain, or go days without seeking Him for fresh manna. He longs to meet daily with each of His precious children, if only we will let Him.
    Blessings and hugs,
    Kamea

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  11. Wonderful post Michele, thank you for sharing it with us at Good Morning Mondays. My husbands work situation has changed and he has possibly lost some work and we have been discussing what we can do about it and you know what, we decided that the only thing we can do is pray. God is in control and He knows what is going on and His mercies are new every morning. He will never let us down. Blessings to you xxxx

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