Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2010 June 5

Saturday, June 5, 2010

2010 June 5 - Morning Manna

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any (1 Corinthians 6:9-12).

Today's Morsel: Would you say that because something is lawful it is alright to do it? I fear, as Paul said, that many Christians are being beguiled by the serpent the same as Eve was through his subtilty, and their minds are being corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3). They fail to realize that just because something is lawful (legal), it may not be expedient. In other words it may not be good and profitable for you. We are citizens of our countries, and there are things that at certain ages that we can do, these things are legal for us to partake of. But we need to ask ourselves if it goes against the Word of God? We must become judges of ourselves based on the Word of God. I asked a young lady once, "If I told you that I was a Christian, what would you use to measure me to determine if I really was a Christian?" She listed a few things. Then I told her, "If I say that I'm a Christian, then measure me based on the Word of God, because that is what Jesus is going to use." Jesus Himself said, "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day" (John 12:48). The world's laws and ways will never make you a Christian.

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.

The Cross before me, the world behind me! The Cross before me, the world behind me! The Cross before me, the world behind me! No turning back. No turning back.

You can take this whole world, but give me Jesus! You can take this whole world, but give me Jesus! You can take this whole world, but give me Jesus! No turning back. No turning back.

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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.