Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 25 April 2020

The Dangerous Little Member

“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” (James 3:5-10)

Today’s Morsel: Daily, someone is scarred for life because of someone else’s tongue. A lie is told. A false witness is given. A profane word is uttered. A filthy word is sent flying through the air at someone. A word of gossip is spoken. Although the tongue weighs very little, very few folks can hold it. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that can make grand speeches, at the same time it can start the fires of hell. It can set your whole life on fire if the words from hell are spoken by it. Who would have thought that something that weighs so little could be so hard to hold? I often ask myself how is it that those who worship God with a mouth with praise and song, can speak from that same mouth evil of another person. Doesn’t scripture tell us that you can’t get sweet water and bitter water from the same fountain? Then where are those hurtful, vile and filthy words coming from? They can’t come from Jesus, because scripture says, "He hath no guile neither was deceit in His mouth." Hmmmmmm! It may be time to recheck the fountain to make sure that Satan didn’t disconnect the hose Jesus put in you and replace it with his hose.

Sing: There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel's veins. And sinners plunged beneath the flood lose all their guilty stains. Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains, and sinners plunged beneath the flood, Lose all their guilty stains.

Thought For Today: The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

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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.