Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, June 29, 2018

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2018 June 29

“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: I often hear Christian say that they struggle with their flesh. Well, my question is who is controlling you, Jesus or the devil? If Jesus gave you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, then who is in control? We must realize that we have been given the ability to make right choices and right decisions through this new life that we now live. If we are struggling with our flesh, then it is because we choose to struggle. The same way when one skips church. They choose to skip church rather than the person who has a valid excuse for missing church. Notice, there is a big difference between the two. One you choose to do wrong the other is valid. But the driving factor for a Christian should always to strive to do what is right because God is a God of righteousness. Paul’s question here should echo to every person. Don’t you know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? If we say that we are Christians, then we should know this and get complete control of our flesh so that our end state will reward us good and not evil.

Sing: Burn in me, burn in me, Holy Ghost fire burn in me. Yesterday’s gone, today I’m in need, Holy Ghost fire burn in me.

Thought For Today: Self-control means that you are in control of yourself (Parker).

2 comments:

RandyJune 29, 2018 at 8:20 AM
I have once heard it said we are not to 'control' the flesh, but rather 'crucify' it. I believe that the control a frustrated saint seeks and what you're referring to is achieved through perfecting the practice and habit of self-denial/crucification of flesh; crucification is not easy.
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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.