Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 14 August 2021

Backsliders

“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.” (Proverbs 14:14)

Today’s Morsel: I had a man walk up to me one day and just out of the blue started to talk with me about religion. When I asked him where he went to church, he said that he did not and that he was a backslider. I thought to myself, why would you say such things about yourself. If you know that about yourself, why don’t you do something about it. Apparently, he still has a relationship with Christ, as he was still talking about Him and His ways. So really, he was not a true backslider. Just because he does not go to the same church does not mean that he is a backslider if he has maintained his relationship with Christ. A backslider is one that is a backslider at heart, whose heart has departed from the Lord, in whom there is an evil heart of unbelief leading him from the living God, as apostasy begins at the heart and shows itself in one’s life and conversation. You are not a true backslider if you still love God and keep His commandments. Why not just come home and enjoy some fellowship.

Sing: I am covered, covered, covered by His blood, walking by faith, living in love. I am covered, covered, covered by His blood, Jesus has rescued me!

Thought For Today: “And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.” (Luke 9:50)

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Stan 1000August 16, 2021 at 5:50 AM
Great 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.