Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, February 19, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 February 19

“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good” (Proverbs 19:1-8).

Today’s Morsel: In today's world, integrity seems to have taken a back burner in many folks' lives. We hear of many who have and are violating their integrity for personal gain and selfish desires. But Solomon lets us know that it is better to be poor and have integrity than to be rich and have no integrity. Integrity is the value that we place on ourselves. When a man walks in the uprightness of his heart before God and men, he will be honored. When a man is sincere in his worship of God and walks in his integrity, he will have a good name and be found blameless before the Lord. But if he does not walk in his integrity, he will never find good and will be void of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. A man may be a poor man with respect to worldly things, and yet be rich towards God. Jesus said that a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses (Luke 12:15). Never compromise your integrity. It is probably the hardest thing to be recovered.

Sing: O there’s a highway to heaven, none can walk up there, but the pure in heart. O there’s a highway to heaven, walking up the King's highway.

Thought For Today: Never compromise your integrity.

1 comment:

UnknownFebruary 19, 2018 at 6:55 AM
Waaaahhhh, I love the topic Integrity which is an engine of our personality and sign of the presence of Holy Ghost in our life. well said: The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
I don't want to compromise my integrity.
God bless you, you are a great man of God!!!!

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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.