Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 November 21

Thursday, November 21, 2013

2013 November 21 - Morning Manna

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand"(Ephesians 6:10-13)

Today's Morsel: The Encarta Dictionary, English North America, defines evil as: Profoundly immoral or wrong. To deliberately cause great harm, pain, or upset; to be connected with the devil or other powerful, destructive forces. Paul said that we should put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. The call is for the child of God to become battle ready. We can easily see that this prophetic truth, which was spoke by Paul, is for us today. For precept must be upon percept, line upon line. Paul seems to have looked through that dark glass and he saw what was ahead. And so he said, let me warn the child of God for the battle that is to come. He cautioned us to get on our armor. He told Timothy that in the last days perils time would come. The times now are dangerous. I'm sure they were dangerous in Paul's day, and they continue to be as much so, if not more so, today. So let me encourage you, now is not the time to retreat back into the world for fear, nor is it time to lay your armor aside. But now is the time for the children of God to be fully persuaded that what God said that He will do, He will do. Now is the time for you to suit up with truth, righteousness, faith, and learn the Word of God. Because it will be by the Word of God that will determine if we live or die. When you have done all you can do to stand, stand therefore and see the salvation of God.

Sing: Great and mighty is the Lord our God, great and mighty is He; Great and mighty is the Lord our God, great and mighty is He. Lift up the banner, let the anthem ring, praises to our King, Great and mighty is the Lord our God, great and mighty is He.

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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.