Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2015 January 20

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
(James 1:8)

Today's Morsel: Being a Christian is not a Sunday only thing. It's a 24/7 commitment. Some people think that they can be a saint at church, and a sinner at home and at work. If you lift your hands in praise to God in the church, and then go home and yell, scream, and holler at your family, or you do not consider your spouse and children's feelings, you are not being a true Christian. Jesus said that the golden rule was to do unto others as we would have them do unto us (my words) Matthew 7:12. James said that a double minded man is unstable in all his ways. The double minded man is not sound or fixed in his ways. David said that his heart was fixed (Psalms 57:7). Paul told Timothy that God had given him a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). If we are double minded, we are living two different lifestyles. If that is the case, pretty soon the true us will be revealed. And it's never godliness, but the evil that is revealed and destroys us.

Sing: I have decided to follow Jesus! I have decided to follow Jesus! I have decided to follow Jesus! No turning back, no turning back.

Thought For Today: Double means two.

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About Morning Manna

And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat (Exodus 16:10-15).

“Morning Manna” is a short daily devotion which began in 2002, with just a short note of encouragement to a friend who was facing difficulties at the time. Through their response, I was encouraged to begin a daily devotion via email and send it to people who asked to be put on the distribution list. It is now reaching around the globe. Its birth came about during Morning Prayer. The Lord revealed to me that I should forward my friend a word of encouragement, since it is through patience and comfort of the scripture that we find hope. Thus, I forwarded him the words the Lord had given to me for him, and he forwarded it on to someone else who was having difficulties in their life as well, and thus the original list began.

The goal of “Morning Manna” is to provide people with a quick, thought provoking Word from the Lord, as well as provide encouragement from His Word that can help them through the day and during unexpected trails and circumstances in their daily lives.

Several years ago, Jesus moved on my heart to start writing daily devotions; thus began “Morning Manna”. Today, many people are receiving these daily devotions and many of these people are forwarding it on to their family and friends. It is my hope to encourage even more through posting the devotions to this blog-page.

I pray that you, too, will enjoy reading the manna from this site.