Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 22 January 2019

‘Dead Man Walking’

“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead” (Proverbs 21:16).

Today’s Morsel: In the prison system when a person is on Death Row and it comes time for their execution, the guard will shout as they are leading the person to the execution chamber, “Dead man walking!” I often wonder how many dead men and women are walking not knowing it because they have wandered out of the way of the Lord? Paul said that many are now the enemy of the cross. Many have chosen to go back to the way of the world. They who separate themselves, become sensual, having not the Spirit. “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh” (Jude 1:20-23). Stay in the way of understanding. Jesus didn’t die for you to die. He died so you could live. Eternity is a long time to be lost.

Sing: O’ there’s a highway to heaven. None can walk up there, but the pure in heart. O’ there’s a highway to heaven. Walking up the King’s highway.

Thought For Today: Be a live man walking.

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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.