Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 6 August 2019

Battles Are Won Within

“And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.” (2 Samuel 23:11-12)

Today’s Morsel: Before we can defeat those evils that come against us without, we must defeat the fear and anxieties within. If we allow fear to torment us, we can never win. Saul and his army could not defeat Goliath because they couldn’t conquer the fear of him that was within. There will always be that inner struggle with fear. Therefore, we must sing to ourselves psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melodies in our hearts to the Lord. Paul states, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.”(2 Corinthians 10:3-6) When you have defeated the battle of fear within, you can stand against your enemies without like Shammah. You become more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus.

Sing: For the Lord is marching on; And His army is ever strong, And His glory shall be seen upon our land. Raise the anthem, sing the victor's song.

Praise the Lord for the battle's won; No weapon formed against us shall stand.

For the Captain of the host is Jesus, we’re following in His footsteps, No foe can stand against us in the fray.

Praise the Lord for the battle's won; No weapon formed against us shall stand.

For the Captain of the host is Jesus, we’re following in His footsteps, No foe can stand against us in the fray.

Thought For Today: What do you do to defeat the fear within?

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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.