Afraid of God? Fresh Manna by Pastor Tim Burt

Fresh Manna with Pastor Tim Burt    A Note from Pastor Tim Greetings and thank you for reading. I pray that Fresh Manna is a blessing to you and helps you launch your day in the Lord. If you are blessed by what you read, please share it with a friend. There is a link in this box and  at the bottom of each devotional that says:  "Forward this email to a friend." Click on it, and put in their email and it will go to them. Thanks in advance for sharing! God bless you and thanks again for reading! Forward this email to a friend Afraid of God? July 6, 2026 by Timothy Burt I was nine years old, standing outside the principal's office, waiting for my name to be called. I can still remember the knot in my stomach. Every second felt like a minute. My heart was racing, and all I could think about was what was waiting for me behind that closed door. The principal had a reputation for being stern. She rarely smiled, and she seemed to see every student through the lens of suspicion. A few weeks earlier, she had disciplined me for something I didn't do. Even after my teacher explained that she had punished the wrong student, her response was simply, "He probably deserved it anyway." Whether she intended it or not, that experience left me afraid of her. Walking into her office felt less like entering a place of justice and more like entering a place where I expected the worst. As I've reflected on that childhood memory over the years, I've realized that many people picture God in much the same way. They know they aren't perfect. They carry memories of sins, failures, and regrets. When they think about standing before a holy God, they wonder, How could He possibly accept someone like me? For some, that question produces fear. For others, it becomes easier to avoid thinking about God altogether. Yet the God revealed in Scripture is far different from the One many people imagine. The Bible never hides God's holiness. He is perfectly righteous, perfectly just, and perfectly true. Nothing escapes His notice. But His holiness is beautifully joined with His mercy, compassion, patience, and unfailing love. He does not delight in keeping people at a distance. Throughout Scripture, He continually reaches toward them, inviting them to come near. The greatest expression of God's heart is Jesus. If God's desire had simply been to condemn the world, there would have been no need for a Savior. Instead, God sent His own Son to accomplish what none of us could ever accomplish for ourselves. Jesus took upon Himself the penalty for our sin so that everyone who places their faith in Him can be forgiven, cleansed, and welcomed into God's family. The cross tells us that God is both perfectly just and perfectly loving. His justice was satisfied, and His love was fully displayed. Jesus said it this way: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." (John 3:16–17 NIV) Those may be the most familiar verses in the Bible, but they never lose their power. They remind us that God's first movement toward humanity was love. The book of Revelation gives us a glimpse into Heaven's worship, and it is striking what the redeemed are celebrating. Revelation 5:9 (NLT) says, "And they sang a new song with these words: 'You are worthy... For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.'"  Heaven is not rejoicing because people were judged. Heaven is rejoicing because the Lamb made redemption possible for all who would believe. Perhaps you're thinking, But what about after I become a Christian? I still struggle. I still fail. You're not alone. Following Christ is not about never stumbling again. It is about walking with the One who faithfully lifts us up, forgives us, and continues His transforming work within us. God knows our weaknesses, and He has not withdrawn His grace. The Apostle John reminds believers: "If we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness." (1 John 1:9 NLT) Notice the certainty of that promise. God is faithful. He doesn't reluctantly forgive. He doesn't shame those who come to Him with honest repentance. He forgives, He cleanses, and He restores. If fear has shaped the way you think about God, spend time looking at Jesus. Listen to His words. Watch how He welcomed the broken, forgave the repentant, and gave His life for sinners. He perfectly reveals the Father's heart. God is not inviting you into a principal's office to humiliate you. Through Christ, He is inviting you into His presence to forgive you, restore you, and make you His own. That invitation still stands today. Isaiah 1:18 (NLT) "Come now, let's settle this,' says the Lord. 'Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.'" Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me even when I didn't deserve it. Thank You for sending Jesus to bear my sin so I could come confidently into Your presence. Help me to see You as You truly are—merciful, loving, and faithful. When I fail, remind me to turn to You, receive Your forgiveness, and keep walking with You. Thank You that through Christ, I never have to fear coming home to You. In Jesus' name, Amen. ‍ ‍ Forward this email to a friend Support This Work © 2026 Tim Burt Ministries. All rights reserved. Change email address You’re receiving this email because you opted in at timburt.org.

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The Greatest Liberty Ever Proclaimed Fresh Manna by Pastor Tim Burt

Fresh Manna with Pastor Tim Burt    A Note from Pastor Tim Greetings and thank you for reading. I pray that Fresh Manna is a blessing to you and helps you launch your day in the Lord. If you are blessed by what you read, please share it with a friend. There is a link in this box and  at the bottom of each devotional that says:  "Forward this email to a friend." Click on it, and put in their email and it will go to them. Thanks in advance for sharing! God bless you and thanks again for reading! Forward this email to a friend The Greatest Liberty Ever Proclaimed  July 3, 2026 by Timothy Burt Every Fourth of July, families gather to watch fireworks light up the sky, flags wave proudly in the breeze, and grateful hearts remember the birth of our nation. We celebrate the courage of those who pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor so that future generations could enjoy the blessings of liberty. But have you ever noticed that one of America's greatest symbols of freedom points us directly to the Word of God? The famous Liberty Bell in Philadelphia bears these remarkable words from Scripture: “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” (Leviticus 25:10) Originally, those words referred to the Year of Jubilee in Israel, when debts were forgiven, slaves were set free, and families were restored. It was a beautiful picture of God's desire to bring freedom and new beginnings to His people. How fitting that those same words became engraved on the Liberty Bell, a symbol of America's longing for freedom. Our nation has enjoyed extraordinary blessings because courageous men and women believed liberty was a gift from God worth defending. Though America has certainly had its failures and imperfections, generations have sacrificed so that we might worship freely, speak freely, and live freely. We owe them our gratitude. Yet there is a freedom infinitely greater than political liberty. Every human heart is born into the bondage of sin. We may live in a free country and still be prisoners to guilt, fear, pride, bitterness, or unbelief. No government can free the soul. No constitution can erase sin. No amount of personal goodness can earn peace with God. Only Jesus Christ can do that. When Jesus gave His life on Calvary and rose again, He proclaimed the greatest liberty ever known. He broke the chains of sin and death and offered forgiveness to every person who would trust in Him. That freedom is available to every tribe, every tongue, every nation, and every generation. As Christians, we celebrate our nation's independence with thankful hearts, but our greatest allegiance is to the King of Kings. We are citizens of heaven living on earth, called to shine as lights in a dark world. While others celebrate only earthly freedom, may we joyfully proclaim eternal freedom through Christ. This Fourth of July, enjoy the fireworks, cherish your family, thank God for America, and remember the greatest liberty ever proclaimed—the Gospel of Jesus Christ. May we never keep that message to ourselves. Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the freedoms we enjoy in this nation and for the countless men and women who sacrificed to preserve them. We are grateful to live in a land where we can worship You openly and proclaim Your truth without fear. But even more, we thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus Christ, to set us free from sin and death. Thank You for Your amazing love that reached across the world and into our own hearts with the message of salvation. Help us never take Your grace for granted. Fill us with courage to be lights in our homes, our communities, and our nation. May America continue to be a place where the Gospel is boldly proclaimed, and may our lives reflect the hope, love, and freedom that are found only in Christ. In His precious name we pray, Amen. ‍ ‍  Forward this email to a friend Support This Work © 2026 Tim Burt Ministries. All rights reserved. Change email address You’re receiving this email because you opted in at timburt.org.

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not neo-colonial, or an adversarial necro-colonial Semiquincentennial

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Intracranial Semiquincentennial not neo-colonial, or an adversarial necro-colonial Semiquincentennial Hazel Archer-Ginsberg Jul 1   READ IN APP   I took LSD for the 1st time on the bicentennial, July 4th 1976, right before my 16th birthday. I had just pushed thru the void of my suburban H.S. in less than 3 years to graduate with honors - so I felt free & was compelled to leave my incestuous ticky-tacky suburban home for a Summer-stock gig in Hollywood… So much has changed since then. I am straight edge for many years, the world is my stage - & as an American, I am asking questions. How can we exert our Wisdom-Fortified-Free-Will to co-create a reality that brings out the best in ourselves as Americans, in our neighbors, & for the whole World-Wide-Web of humanity - while also applying graceful ways of riding as well as guiding, the tides of Destiny? Our work as we stand up to the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, is to awaken our dormant willpower - by aligning with the impulses that greatly informed the US of A in the past - & to what awaits those who can hear the true call of the future – the clarion call of ‘We the people’ - those who will to Reclaim & Renew, each in our own way, our ‘Spirit of Place’ - so that we can build together a Divine Destiny where the ‘Being of America’ is healed & made whole. We can explore the concept from Spiritual Science of the ‘Folk- Spirit’ of America, as seen from the perspective of the Native Peoples’ – Lady Liberty, Columbia, Goddess of Peace - Guadalupe, Empress of the Americas… As well as those ‘…tired…poor…huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ that came here to escape oppression – who left their homeland looking for independence from an imperialistic Kingdom - & Can we reclaim the divinely inspired vision of the ‘Founding Fathers’ inscribed thru the symbols of Freemasonry in the Capital..? All the while asking: How do we renew this Being of America in our time? - For we are meant to prepare now for the unveiling of the New Isis-Sophia which will have its full expression in the future 7th epoch – so that we might fulfill the True Destiny of America which plays a significant role in that coming age. It is the present that we still have to heal & unwrap - so let’s broadcast seeds of intention, out into the ethers – We look up & out - in & down - we can follow the clues etched in the land itself - the empty furrows that sound out from the urban food deserts, crying for the amber waves of grain to be reaped in bio-dynamic fields, alive with cosmic & earthly forces. We can till the soil of our hearts by taking up the torch of enlightenment to blaze a trail into regeneration. Yes, Columbia is calling, the Soul of, not only America, but the very heart & soul of humanity, is calling, from the past, the present & the future. In ‘Leaves of Grass’ Walt Whitman captured the essence of how the spiritual world is seeking to co-create with us. Friends we cannot be the passive ones, letting the blind lead the blind; or the Pollyanna people; nor the doomsayers. We must remove the blindfold from Justice, to stand in our uprightness with clear vision, like Joan of Arc, to say: ‘I am not afraid. I was born to do this’. Then we will be open to receive divine influences that await our participation. ~hag Share ‘Let Freedom Ring’ - a video recording with Hazel Archer-Ginsberg - From the Greater Washington Branch of the Anthroposophical Society - Featuring Chekov Master Teacher Lisa Dalton, & Eurythmist Maria Ver Eecke - With poems read by Richard Swerling, Desmond Clark & Lark Bergwin-Anderson Reclaiming the Wisdom of America –An interactive Presentation with Hazel Archer-Ginsberg, Rosemary McMullen, Anne Nicholson, Stewart Lundy, Sally Greenberg, Anne Dale - with a Musical Interlude by Ultra-Violet Archer Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to Cognitive Ritual: Confessions of a Modern Rosicrucian - with every $ going to support Zinniker Farm Upgrade to paid The Cognitive Ritual is a Free Will Offering to All worlds. Please Share freely Share Cognitive Ritual ~hag Greetings Friend, you currently a free subscriber to Cognitive Ritual. Thank you for receiving my workings freely offered. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. ALL donations go to support Zinniker Farm - The oldest Biodynamic Farm in America! Together we can spiritualize the Universe. XOX ~hag Upgrade to paid   Like Comment Restack   © 2026 Hazel Archer-Ginsberg 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Unsubscribe