Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2015 January 8

Thursday, January 8, 2015

2015 January 8 - Morning Manna

But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not
(1 Corinthians 10:20-23).

Today's Morsel: Having just completed a tour to the Holy Land last month, each morning and evening we were greeted/blessed with a good smorgasbord of fine food and cuisine for breakfast and dinner, all included in our tour package. And because there was so much great food, I had to use a lot of self-discipline to ensure that I did not exceed my weight limit for our return flight (humor). But think about this for a moment. Each Sunday around the world, pastors and ministers are laying out a smorgasbord of great spiritual food, but many folks still choose to eat at Satan's table. Or many that come to the house of God choose to pick and choose what they consume from the feast set before them. Paul said that we cannot eat at the Lord's table and the table of the devil. In other words, when you say that you are a Christian, then you should not be partaking in anything that will defile the temple of God, which you are. Even though alcohol, tobacco, movies, and television and many other things are all lawful (legal), it could mean that you are partaking at the devil's table. This is why as Christians, you have to have self-discipline and know why you are doing what you are doing. Just because things are lawful, those same things may hinder your spiritual growth and development.

Sing: "Come and Dine", the Master calleth, "Come and Dine"; You may feast at Jesus' table all the time; He who fed the multitude, turned the water into to wine, to the hungry calleth now, "Come and Dine."

Thought for Today: Stay away from the devil's table.

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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.