Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2010 April 29

Thursday, April 29, 2010

2010 April 29 - Morning Manna

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed (Proverbs 13:21).

Today’s Morsel: Blood hounds are trained for one purpose, to follow scents. No matter if it is a person or an animal, once the blood hounds have the scent in their nose, and can pick up on that scent, they will follow it until they locate what they are looking for. Evil is like a blood hound, and the scent it looks and smell for is sin. That’s why evil is always associated with sin. If you are one that practices sin, or is associate with those who are sinners, evil will find you. Paul told the church at Philippi “Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision” (Philippians 3:2). Notice, beware of dogs. Satan has turned his pack of hounds loose and they are looking and scenting for anyone that isn’t covered by the blood of Jesus. The only way a person who is trying to get free and away from the evil that is pursuing them, is to run to the water and get baptized in Jesus name; Jesus only gives off a sweet smelling odor. Once you have been baptized in His name and you put Him on, Satan loses your scent and will stop looking for you if you stay holy and under the blood of Jesus.

Sing: I am covered, covered, covered by His blood. Walking by faith, living in love; I am covered, covered, covered by His blood, Jesus has rescued me.

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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.