Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Monday, April 11, 2022

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 11 April 2022

An Inside Job

“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
(Psalms 11:3)

Today’s Morsel: Everything seems to be attacking the foundation of the church. Politicians, media, demons, educational institutions, and world leaders are coming against the church. When we look at the book of Revelations it states, “And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” (Revelation 21:14) On the Day of Pentecost, around 33 AD, they laid the foundation of Jesus Christ. Keep in mind that the apostle Paul was not one of the original apostles of Jesus. He was later appointed as an apostle to the Gentiles. Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus, “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:19-21) And so if this foundation of Jesus Christ, which was taught by the apostles, and later given to us by the anointing and the Holy Spirit can be destroyed, what will we do? We see that holiness, marriage, unity, church attendance, separation from the world, and character, which were taught by the apostles, are all under attack. The enemy can only destroy this foundation by doing an inside job through false teaching, false ministers, and false witnesses. As Paul again said, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” (2 Corinthians 11:13-15) Paul said that he stood in defense of the gospel. What about you?

Sing: Stand up! Stand up for Jesus, ye soldier of the cross. Lift high the royal banner, it must not suffer loss. From victory unto victory, His army shall He lead; till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed.

Thought For Today: “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:11)

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Stan 1000April 11, 2022 at 1:35 PM
Stirred my soul..
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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.