Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2025 August 9

Don’t Imitate Sin

“Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.” (3 John 1:11)

Today’s Morsel: To not follow after wrong in these last days will require you to be self-disciplined, self-motivated, and possessing great self-restraint. You are going to need self-discipline to walk away from wrong, the self-motivation to encourage and pick yourself up, and the self-restraint to say no and not give in to and support the wrongs of others. Paul told the church at Rome, “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.” (Romans 6: 14-18) Sin must not control nor have dominion over you. You must learn how to control sin and keep it out of your life. Yes, it’s easy to fall into the trap of sin the same as others do. But we are called not to be like the mule and the horse, or others, which do not have an understanding. Sin, James said, when it is conceived in your life will bring forth death. So don’t err (James 1:15-16). Jesus has given you power to say no. The Holy Ghost that you say is in you, is the power within to say no, and to not imitate sin, nor allow it into your life. You have the power to walk away from sin. But will you?

Sing: Goodbye to sin and things that confound, not of this world shall turn me around. Daily I’m working and I’m praying too. Glory to God I’m going through.

He set me free, yes, He set me free. He broke the bars of prison for me. I’m glory bound my Jesus to see. Glory to God, He set me free.

Thought For Today: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

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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.