Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2013 December 11

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

2013 December 11 - Morning Manna

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. (Galatians 5:19-26)

Today's Morsel: How often do you find yourself operating in the flesh verses the Spirit? Most of us allow the flesh to get the upper hand every now and then. For example, we get angry when others don't agree with us. We call people names like jerk, idiots, dumb, and stupid when they do things that we don't like. We do things for our secular jobs but not for the church, knowing we may get fired if we don't, but for the church we just don't have time. These are all what I call flesh moments. I too have those flesh moments when I just want to reach out and touch someone, but then I realize I'm not "Ma Bell." Paul said that they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. In other words, as Christians we should now be able to keep our flesh under control. We should be able to bring our flesh into subjection to the obedience of Christ, so that we do not allow it to control us or our actions. Therefore, we must live and walk in the spirit and not allow ourselves to be provoked by others. "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them" (Psalms 119:165). If you are having too many flesh moments, check your dipstick, your Holy Ghost oil may be a little low.

Sing: Walk with me Lord, walk with me! Walk with me Lord, walk with me! While I'm on this, tedious journey, I want Jesus to walk with 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.