Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 12 October 2021

Spiritual Cleansing

“Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” (Psalms 51:7)

Today’s Morsel: One of the most important things for a person once they become born again of the water and the spirit to do is to remain clean. If God delivers you from drugs, alcohol, fornication, adultery, lust, perversion, abusing yourself with mankind, or filthiness of the flesh, then you must remain clean. The psalmist asked, “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” (Psalms 119:9) Jesus said, “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.” (Matthew 12:43-45) We are living in a wicked generation that is being overcome by unclean spirits. About ten years ago, when I assumed the duties as pastor in the city where we now live, the Lord cautioned me to pray against the unclean spirits in my city. And I have not ceased to pray against them. Daily I call for the Lord to eradicate them from this city. The Lord said in John 15:3 that we are cleansed by the word that He has spoken unto us. If we do not obey the word of God and live according to it, we can easily be overcome by unclean spirits. Do you need to be cleansed today? “Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.” (Isaiah 1:16-20) We should all daily pray for the Lord to search us and cleanse us.

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, and sinners plunged beneath the flood, lose all their guilty stains.

Thought For Today: “Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.” (Isaiah 52:11)

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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.