Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, March 11, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 11 March 2022

Plumbing Problem

“Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.” (2 Timothy 1:13-18)

Today’s Morsel: The story is told of a man who would come to church and get a good touch from the Lord. He would shout, sing, dance around the altar, but after church, he would return to his old sinful way. Well, as the story goes, the man was at the altar and the ministry was praying for him, shouting "fill him, Lord, fill him." To which his wife was heard in the background shouting, "Plug him, Lord, plug him; he’s a leaker!" Paul said that all Asia had forsaken him. They had returned to their old ways. The things which they once said were the way were now no longer important. If we are having a hard time remaining committed and dedicated to the Lord, we may have a breach in our spirit. Solomon says, “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.” (Proverbs 15:4) When there is impure, unchaste, unsavory, and corrupt language proceeding from us, there is a breach in our spirit, and we have a plumbing problem. Everything that God puts in us can so easily leak out if we don’t fix the problem. Therefore, we must plug the breach before it is too late. Allow Jesus to plug any leaks today!

Sing: Aren’t get just a bit tired of fooling around? You try to laugh your way through this life but you ain’t gaining ground. Why not try the Lord today, just ask Him in your heart to stay, and you’ll find Jesus' love to be the greatest thing that you’ve ever found.

Jesus got ahold of my life, and He won’t let me go. Jesus got into my heart, He got into my soul. I used to be oh so sad, but now I’m happy, free and glad. Cause Jesus got ahold of my life, and He won’t let me go.

Thought For Today: Check yourself for leaks. It’s plumber problem day.

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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.