Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: Morning Manna by Rufus Parker

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Morning Manna by Rufus Parker - 30 May 2023

The Remedy For Conceit

“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.” (Proverbs 26:4-5)

Today’s Morsel: Have you noticed as I have, that folks today seem more conceited than ever before? Or should I say that the world is being filled with Narcissists? Narcissism seems to be running rampant these days. It’s all about one’s own self-interest. Some folks are so conceited that they don’t think anyone will refuse them. Some have forgotten the Golden Rule. They have forgotten the Ten Commandments. They have forgotten what Jesus did for them at Calvary, or they completely shrug it off. They have forgotten what it means to be compassionate, loving, merciful, and caring. They have fallen in love with the Burger King motto. They now want it their way and they will not accept any other way. And sad to say, they want you to agree with them in their foolishness and evil ways; and if you do not, you are accused of being a racist, homophobe, bigot, or conservative, who hates others. Solomon says, “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.” (Proverbs 26:4-5) Notice what he says here. He says do not lower yourself by disputing or arguing with a fool or he will think that he has gotten the best of you, and you will take the chance of becoming like him. So, don’t answer him according to his foolishness or you will seem as he is, a fool. You answer him according to his foolishness with truth and wisdom so he will hopefully wake up and see his stupidity and change his life for the good. Truth and wisdom is always the remedy for conceitism (my word).

Sing: Change my heart O’ God, make it ever true, change my heart O’ God may I be like You. You are the Potter, I am the clay, mold me and make me, this is what I pray. Change my heart O’ God, make it ever true, change my heart O’ God may I be like You.

1 comment:

Stan 1000May 30, 2023 at 6:51 AM
Wisdom overload!
I have been noticing this for years and thank God for this Bible answer.
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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.