Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Friday, March 10, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 2023 March 10

Silent Killers

“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” (Psalms 51:1-10)

Today’s Morsel: In life, we continue to hear about silent killers. Things such as cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, glaucoma, and osteoporosis. Out of these, heart disease is classified as the number one silent killer, followed by cancer being the second. The Bible speaks so often to us about guarding and keeping our hearts. We must rid of our mind and intellect of anything that can destroy us. We may not think that reading certain books, listening to certain music, or watching certain television programs or movies will affect us. But ask yourself, where do most of the vile and defamation language spoken by those in the world come from? It comes from television and worldly music. You must guard your mind. Secular music, and even some Christian music and artists, must be carefully filtered as they can be a silent killers if one is not careful. David prayed for the Lord to create in him a clean heart and renew a right spirit within him. We must guard our heart, or it can become damaged and kill our spiritual walk and relationship with Christ. Do you start your day by praying and asking God to guard your heart, your spouse’s heart, and your children’s hearts and minds? Confusion in the mind can cause confusion in life and can cause wrong decision making. When is the last time you’ve had a heart check-up? Right now, might be a good time for you to filter it through the word of God and check to ensure it is still pure, clean, and functioning righteously.

Sing: Search me, O God, and know my heart today. Try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray. See if there be some wicked way in me. Cleanse me from every sin and set me free.

1 comment:

Stan 1000March 10, 2023 at 4:47 AM
Ty for this!
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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.