Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 3 April 2021

Spiritual Warfare

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (Ephesians 6:12)

Today’s Morsel: One of the hardest things for any military force to do is fight inside of the cities. This is because innocent lives are at stake and no one wants to kill innocent people. One of the things about spiritual warfare is oftentimes you cannot see the enemy that you are fighting against. You know that he is there, but you cannot see him. And this is what makes it hard for some folks to deal with their situation, and why many walk away. Notice, it is not called natural conflict. It is called spiritual warfare. The battle is being fought in the spiritual realm. The battle of the mind. Paul informs us that we are not wrestling against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. We are fighting against the spiritual things of wickedness. Lust, pride, strife, fornication, adultery, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulation, drunkenness, sexual perversion, envy, jealousy, disobedience, ingratitude, rudeness, idolatry, and uncleanness. Many have already been invaded in their hearts and minds by these wicked spirits. For you to defeat these wicked spirits when they come against you, you must walk by faith and not by sight, and you must keep yourself in the love of Christ.

Sing: Put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, lift up your voice to God. Pray in the spirit and with understanding, oh magnify the Lord.

Thought For Today: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. (James 4:8)

1 comment:

Stan 1000April 3, 2021 at 7:12 AM
Yes indeed. Thx for good teaching!
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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.