Hey, this is David Platt. I want to invite you to something I look forward to every year.

Secret Church. This night exists to help us identify with many of our brothers and sisters around the world who have no choice but to gather in secret,

often at great risk, just to open God's word. Once a year, over 50,000 believers around the world gather online

with one intention to study scripture for six hours, to be shaped by it, and to pray for our

persecuted brothers and sisters. This year, we'll study the life of Elijah. We'll pray specifically

for those who are suffering for their faith and will act together to make Jesus known among the nations.

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Exodus chapter 16, verse 4.

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. Now, there's so much to this story in Exodus 16 as God provides food for his people,

manna, bread from heaven on a daily basis. And if you remember the story, the people are not supposed to

keep bread over for the next day. They're supposed to gather enough bread, manna for that day's

needs, and then trust God to provide the next day and the next day and the next.

And that's how I want to lead us to pray that today you and I would trust God's provision

for what we need today.

We are so prone to look to tomorrow and not just to look to tomorrow, but to worry about

tomorrow and to think, well, how

am I going to do this or that, or what will happen in this circumstance or that situation?

But God calls us to trust him today, to trust that he will provide the mercy, the strength,

the wisdom, the help we need today, and that when we get to tomorrow,

he'll provide the mercy, strength, help, wisdom we need for tomorrow. This is exactly what Jesus says

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